News Moy 17, 1987 “SPORTS lca tabbing eld — Al Unser Jr. has found out just how fr Motor §; can "(The 25-year-old son of a three-time Indy winner failed to qualify for the May 24 Indianapolis 500 on the first weekend of time trials and was 80 lost early this week that he wasn't even sure he could make the 33-car field. The younger Unser, who was fifth in the 1986 race, and his Shierson Racing team turned things around Wednesday when “we went a different way and it just came together.” On Friday, during the final full day of practice before the resumption of qualifications, Unser was the fastest man on the 2%-mile oval, turning a lap averaging 210.231 miles an hour, “Boy, it really felt good to see those numbers,” he said. “Early this week I just wanted to hide from everybody, “I would wake up in the and talk myself into being a race driver again. It’s been a hard, hard two weeks. I didn't realize how hard this place is until I began to think 1 wouldn't make the show,” m4 HEIMRATH QUALIFIES Toronto driver Ludwig Heimrath Jr. has already y track toug alfe,naing dows the No. 12 epot on the innis Firestone beeame the latest in a long Acca te cca dove nS scaaed tee GATOR kon on May 2. Firestone,who earlier this month suffered two small broken bones on his left foot, this time suffered a concussion and several broken bones in his neck, ending any. henge of Wes petting int Ge IE ody, Fees. it left 20 non-qualified drivers who could make four-1 Cog 10-mile qualifying efforts sometime during the weekend. The most likely to make the field, besides the younger Unser, are his. father Al and two other former champions, Tom Sneva snd Gordon Johncock, as well as 1986 runnet-up Kevin Cogan\-Derek Daly of Ireland and Joselg ‘Garza of Mexi aly was t fastest after Unser Jr, at 208.296, followed by Garzg at 207.996, the elder Unser 209.516, Cogan 205.667 and Johncock Sneva, who has crashed twotacs this month in practice, finally got back onto the track just 15 minutes before it closed Friday. He did not have time to get his Buick-powered 1986 March up to speed. y oy 7.1987 CasthégarNews «3 FIRST TIME EVER Coventry wins FA‘ Cup LONDON (AP) — Coven try City won the English Football Association Cup soc- cer final for the first time in its 104-year history Satur. day, beating seven-time win- ner Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 after extra time at Wembley Stadium. An injury time own goal by Tottenham's England inter- national defender Bary Mab- butt handed the Sky Blues of Coventry the Cup in their first ever final. The goal came after Tottenham twice lost the lead during the first 90 min- utes which ended at 2-2. In Glasgow, St. Mirren also went to extra time to win the Scottish FA Cup final, 1-0 over Dundee United at Hampden Park. Ian Ferguson scored St. Mirren’s winner, six minutes into the second extra period to give the Saints their first Cup since 1959 and continued Hampden Park's hex on United, which has never won a final. A capacity crowd of 100,000 fans at Wembley saw Mabbutt, who had a hand in one of Tottenham's goals, turn a centre from Coven- try’s Lloyd McGrath’ into his own net after six minutes of extra time. KENT'S BEACH +B- CABINSGC& CAMPSITES YEAR ROUND FISHING RR#3 Powell River, B.C. 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Altrogge sparked the Car- dinals to a double-header sweep of the Republic-Cur- lew Bears on Sunday (5-4 and 10-5); In the opener, he collected two singles, scored two runs and earned the game winning run batted in; In the double-header fin- ale, he spanked two singles and a triple. Altrogge also scored two runs and registered three runs batted in. time ‘goal Sltowed Kileline to go up to collect the Cup. Tottenham's team of es- tablished internationals threatened at times to take control of the championship game with their smooth flowing play. But Coventry's lineup of comparatively unknown jour- neyman kept battling and had several opportunities to win be a greater margin. Allen’s 49th goal of the season arrived after only two minutes, when he headed home from a right wing centre by Chris Waddle. But Coventry marked its first Wembley appearance by hitting back in the 11th min- ite. . Bennett beat Tottenham Ik Ray Cl to CANUCKS BANISH BOOSTER VANCOUVER (CP) — loyalty.” Glen Ringdal, communications for the Hockey League team, said some club members had lost the sense of The Van- couver Canucks caught their boos- ter club president fraternizing with the enemy. Now, the 70-member club has been disbanded for “dis- vice-president of what a booster club is about. “The people who have been seen in public representing the Vancou- ver Canucks’ booster club weren't, in fact, boosting the club,” he said. “We've seen them, we've watched them cheering for other teams.” Ringdal was particulary upset at booster club president Tracy Gra- ham for wearing a Philadelphia National Flyers’ jacket. “That's lunacy, we don't have to put up with that kind of stuff.” Graham, a 23-year-old reception- ist, said she picked up the Flyers’ jacket on a visit by the Philadelphia \ booster club to Pacifie Coliseum in January. One of the visiting Flyer fans has subsequently become Gra- ham’s fiance. Police may charge players in brawl MONTREAL (CP) — Charges may be laid because of the battle that preceded the last game of the Campbell final between the ry Cl a loose ball and slotted it home from close range after the Spurs defence failed to clear a left wing ‘centre by Greg Downs. After its equalizer, Cov- entry began to put pressure on the London side, without creating any clear cut chan. ces. Waddle, one of six England internationals on show in the Tottenham lineup, began to tease the left side of the Cov- entry defence with is probing runs and also tested City's goalkeeper, Steve Ogrizovic, with some long-range shots. De Biasio tops By CasNews Staff A Nelson golfer was the winner of the Toyota Zone One West Amateur Qualify ing held on the Castlegar and Christina Lake golf courses held recently. Brian DeBiasio won the tournament with a score of 141, which is three under par. Steve Johnston of the Rossland-Trail Club placed second with a score of 147. Two alternates who took part were Kevin Biln of the Castlegar Club who shot 149 and Scott Johnston of the Rossland Trail club who came in with a 151 score. A total of 47 golfers took part in the tournament. New fishing regulations By CasNews Staff New fishing regulations have been imposed on fishing along region 4 of the’ Col- umbia River and region 8 of Christina Lake. From March 15 to May 31 of each year the public is still allowed to angle for sport fish from Hugh Keenleyside Dam to the Robson Ferry, but any rainbow trout caught must be released back into the river unharmed. For the rest of the year, from June 1 to March 14, the trout along region 4 of the Columbia River. In addition, a new angling closure on the north end of Christina Lake has been im. posed from April 1 to May 31. Anglers should consult the Sport Fishing Synopsis for the location of boundary ers located about two kilometres south of the mouth of Sandner Creek. The new sport fishing reg ulations along the Columbia —— and Christina Lake’ are Philadelphia Flyers and Mon- treal Canadiens. Montreal police. director Roland Bourget said he has ordered an investigation into Alysheba wins the Preakness BALTIMORE (AP) — Aly- sheba put trainer Jack Van Berg and his brown suit back in the winner's circle Satur- day at the Preakness and now the colt, victory until two weeks ago was in a maiden race, stands on the threshold of the Triple Crown. whose only It was no surprise to Van Berg that the Kentucky Derby winner came back Saturday to win the Preak- ness on a cool, sunny day at Pimlico. The 50-year-old Hall of Fame trainer, who won the Preakness with Gate Dancer in 1984, has been telling people for several weeks that Alysheba was a genuine race horse. Just to help Alysheba the brawl involving most of | The 15-minute free-for-all the players from both teams started when Canadiens after the pre-game warmup Claude Lemieux and Shayne before the sixth game of the Corson tried to continue their Wales Conference final. habit of scoring into the op- Bourget said a report will position goal at the end of the be submitted to the Crown warmup. prosecutor, who will decide Brian O'Neill, executive whether charges are neces- vice-president of the National sary. Hockey League, levied a total of $24,500 in fines to both teams and little-used Flyers’ defenceman Ed Hospodar, who pounded on an unin terested Lemieux, was sus- pended for the rest of the playoffs. Hospodar, who along with Glenn Resch tried to prevent along, Van_ Berg wore the the Montreal duo from same suit he wore at the coming back on the ice after Derby on May 6. He also the warm-up had ended, was carried a couple of four-leaf named by some as the in- clovers with him but it was stigator of Thursday's brawl. Van Berg’s training, Chris McCarron’s riding and the ‘IT'S CHILDISH’ “I think it was a childish talent of Alysheba that were thing to do, going into the the key ingredients of Satur- other end after the warmup day's half-length victory over just for some superstition,” Bet Twice, who had finished said Canadiens general man- second by three-quarters of a ‘ager Serge Savard. “But that length in the Derby. Cryptoclearance finished doesn't mean a player should be attacked.” Edmonton Oilers coach and general manager Glenn Sa- ther said the NHL has to crack down on such non- sense. “Maybe we should set up a ring for the pre-game cer- emony,” Sather added sar- castically. “Instead of having an anthem, they'll come out and spar for a few minutes and really get the crowd warmed up.” Sather, whose team is pre- paring to meet the Flyers in the Stanley Cup final be- ginning today, recalled “when Hospodar knocked Mark Napier’s teeth out” during the decisive § Fame of the 1985 Cup final”) = “Because we won that night thefe was no suspen- sion, no fine, it was totally forgotten,” he said. Oilers’ centre Wayne Gretzky said pre-game fist- icuffs make the NHL look like a bush league. third and Gulch was fourth in the field of nine three-year- as Weekend “He's a very, very good colt,” said the 32-year-old Wrap-Up. 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BSLoste debiaueuce: Rune — Dovis, Cincinnoti, 36; Gwynn, Sen Diego, 27 Rone batted im — Devie, Cincinnagn Tenmist Sor — Ford, St. Louis, 4; Thompson, Philotphio, 4 Oecter: Curtiss gome) ton & Howell | (2nd gums ome) Aimequonques Calgary 2 TRANSACT! IONS Sottorme seep delorio fom the 2 fe Oblehome City” of the Metionat 221 Expos recall pitcher Curt Brown com indiengpolie of the, Amarican Raror Shines to ‘option int nls place outtielder Jum indemen on the 13-day disabled its recall Bitcher Lee Tunnel! trom Louieville of the icon Association, mon ‘ond Hospoder Sironal $500 tor fughting priey te ore & a ny Hansen getting closer to home every Editer's mote: Rick Hansen's Man-In-Motion tour is scheduled to end in Vancouver on May 23. Here is a look at his two-year world odyssey and at the man many consider a Canadian hero. By GARY KINGSTON VANCOUVER (CP) — He raised the awareness of the masses and the aspirations of the disabled by wheeling around the world in a chair. Now, Rick Hansen is about to bring his dream home. Yellow homecoming ribbons — a common sight + Hansen wheeled through rural British Columbia — are starting to pop up in Vancouver on trees, poles and Th ds of people are to line the roadways and pack the 60,000-seat B.C. Place Stadium for a musical variety tribute on May 23. Hansen's 40,000-kilometre, two-year odyssey of physical and personal sacrifice has been exhilarating as often as it has been draining. ‘Now, Rick Hansen is about to bring his dream home' It has affected people everywhere, from wheelchair outeasts in Eastern Europe to able-bodied residents of rural Canada. And it's a measure of Hansen's ability to touch a nerve that his message — delivered thousands of times over the last 24 months — can still hold a crowd in rapt attention. Set goals, the 29-year-old tells them in the tone of a compassionate parent. Chase dreams. Strive to be a winner with what you have. “Dreams do.come true and what really counts is to reach your potential in life. That's what constitutes a winner.” HE HAS IMPACT Wedged into his low-slung chair, his atrophied legs baseball cap from small-town British Columbia became a genuine Canadian hero. “T'm flattered people think of me as a hero, But it is something you have to keep in perspective,” he said recently, “If 1 was pushing a boulder and people came along and put me on top of the boulder and started to applaud me, I'd say ‘that’s foolish. Why don't you help me down off the boulder and I'll keep pushing, and you can join in and we'll be able to push it all the further.’ ” It was in 1978, on a dirt road near his home town of Williams Lake in central British Columbia, that Hansen's spine was severed when the pickup truck he was riding in flipped over. He and best friend Don Alder had hitched a ride in the back of the truck on the way home from a fishing trip. Alder was thrown clear; Hansen's back was crushed by a desk-size tool box that fell on him. At the time, the 15-year-old was a husky five-foot-10, 165-pounder whose life revolved around athletics- YOUNGER RICK HANSEN . . . Wheelchair marathoner Rick Hansen at starting line of 10- Now, six months past his original return date, his goal of raising $10 million for spinal cord research, pulled up tight to his chest, his arms rhythmically pumping the wheel rims, Hansen is a compelling sight on the road. He has forced many people to re-evaluate their thinking about the disabled. And his presence in communities across Canada has speeded up programs for the disabled and spurred the push for’ better access for wheelchairs. Rolling an average 80 kilometres a day — with a pause for rest every fourth day — the handsome, personable Hansen has taken his Man-in-Motion ideals through 34 ing a distance equi to the circumference of the globe. He's been to the Soviet Union — he was permitted in for three days of news conferences but no wheeling — the Middle East, Australia, Japan and China, where he was permitted to wheel along the Great Wall. “I felt like the Pied Piper,” Hansen said of one stretch in Poland. “I'd be wheeling through a town and the kids would start running after me. There'd be 10 and then 20. Next thing you know there were 50.” He pushed himself up the Alps and through the cared and endured temperatures that ranged from to sub-zero. Along the way, he has gone through five wheelchairs and nearly 100 pairs of gloves. r i ion and wheelchair sports will be met. But it wasn't always so certain. The tour was back-page news in the early months. Donations trickled in and Hansen was generally ignored in the foreign countries he was rolling through. By the time he reached Cape Spear, Nfld., the most eastern point in Canada, in August 1986, the trust fund stood at only $172,000, a meagre $28,000 of that collected outside the country. But like Terry Fox and Steve Fonyo, the one-legged cancer crusaders who preceded him across Canada, the tour washed like a rising wave across the country. ‘The momentum was fuelled by Hansen's sincerity and charm. It didn’t hurt that he added a touch of romance last fall in New Brunswick, announcing his engagement to Amanda Reid, the attractive physiotherapist who has travelled with him. People began opening their wallets, governments presented generous cheques,-corporate sponsors jumped on the bandwagon and the trust fund began building rapidly. HE'S A HERO As much as Hansen resisted the adulation, as much as he tried to drive home the objectives, he became the focal point of the tour. The grinning young man in the kilometre people's run at Selkirk. College in May, 98: — Cashews he photo “I thought my life was over. I thought I'd spend the rest of my life in a hospital being taken care of by nurses.” But he fought self-pity and despair. Stubborn and strong-willed, he refused to live as a recluse. He continued to join his father on hunting and fishing trips and quickly found an outlet for his boundless enthusiasm in wheelchair sports. ‘That determination took Hansen to a physical education degree at the University of British Columbia — the first disabled person to receive one — and an impressive list of victories in wheelchair marathons and the Disabled Olympics. In 1983, he shared with hockey star Wayne Gretzky the Lou Marsh trophy as Canada's outstanding athlete. BEGAN MARCH '85 Still, it was with some skepticism that friends and family greeted his dream of a world tour, which he had secretly nurtured for years. Those reactions were fleeting, however, and on March 21, 1985, Hansen left Vancouver with their wholehearted support. It was certainly needed. Pre-departure fund-raising had been a tough sell and donations in the early days down the West Coast were only matching expenses. When the weather turned bad in Oregon and Hansen suffered wrist and shoulder injuries two weeks into the tour, there were moments of doubt. “Those first two weeks were as hard as I could have imagined,” he recalled later. “If ever there was a time when we would have quit, it was the first two weeks.” It was then that manager Nancy Thompson and Amanda Reid joined the tour. His close friend Don Alder was there from the start; coach Tim Frick and Lee Gibson, Hansen's cousin, would leave the tour later, replaced by others. STERN ON ROAD Demanding of himself, Hansen is also a stern taskmaster on the road.Midway through the tour, he took Alder aside and told his friend he had to contribute more to the spirit of the effort or he would be gone. “I was a little shocked at first, but it is never hard to see Rick's point,” says Alder. “This is everything to him.” Hansen credits Reid, a lithe brunette who will become his wife in October, with pulling him through the physical agonies of the tour. . “You name it, we've had it,” Hansen said of his numerous injuries, some of which have raised questions about the long-term effects of his tour and his ability to return to his beloved wheelchair racing. “Amanda could probably write a medical text on upper body injuries after this tour is over.” ‘lf ever there was a time when we would have quit, it was the first two weeks’ While Hansen bore the brunt of the physical and emotional toll, his support staff, whom he never fails to mention, also paid the price, particularly in Europe. There were problems with language, visas, currency and unenthusiastic governments. The crew often worked 20-hour days. “I was fatigued and I went through sleep deprivation periods and got pretty psyched out at times,” says Alder. “But then you think of the sacrifices that you've made along the way, and after going that distance it's sort of in vain to throw it all away.” CANADA RESPONDS It has been in Canada that the smooth-running tour has had its greatest impact. The financial contributions have been remarkable — $175,000 was collected from 20,000 people in the Williams Lake area. But Hansen and Man-in-Motion organizers like to measure the tour’s success in other fields, like the building of wheelchair ramps and the awareness the tour has generated. Throug! the country, th ds have waited by the highway— giggling teenager girls, children on bikes, seniors waving yellow weleomimg ribbons — hoping to catch a glimpse of the wheelchair ambassador. He always waves or flashes a dimpled smile. The tour has had some critics. A few disabled people have labelled it a “stunt” that distracts from the real issues they face and will make it more difficult for future fund-raising drives. The Toronto-based Spinal Cord Society has criticized the fact some of the money raised will go to rehabilitation and wheelchair sports. It believes all the money should be spent on finding a cure for spinal injuries. Hansen says the need is to help the disabled achieve a fuller life. “Are we supposed to turn away from these people and say, in effect, ‘We're looking for‘a ctire. If We find it, we'll let you know. Meanwhile, best of luck?’ 'll never believe that.” PLANS FUTURE When the tour ends, Hansen will’spend some time working on his autobiography. He plans to return to competitive athletics and possibly coaching. He is also pushing to have disabled events included in the Olympics and will try to develop wheelchair basketball in Canada as a sport where able-bodied and disabled athletes can participate side-by-side. — He and Amanda have also talked about having children. Some people have suggested Hansen, an eloquent and articulate speaker, might have a future in politics. But the man who says the last two years have felt like life in a fishbowl, is eager to regain his privacy. After the Man-in-Motion tour ends, he'd rather people remember the goals than the man. Beavers swim to cubs The First Kinnaird Bea. vers held a swim-up May 7 for the boys ready to go up to Cubs. Leader Sharon Weeks lead the opening cere- mony, then called the nine boys forward and asked them to repeat their prom- ise and law. Each boy was presented with a swim-up crest and wished good luck in the Cub Pack. Keeos Jimmy Whitnack and Ryan Bobbie escorted the boys to the centre of the hall where their Bea. ver uniform was removed by the parent when the room was darkened. The lights flashed on and off then on again, signify. ing a lightning flash. The boys were then introduced to the acting Akela Steven Jerome who presented each boy with a white neckerchief and congratu lated them. He divided them into two groups and had the Keeos introduce them to a six. The Cub Pack then did a grand howl to welcome the new chums. Refreshments of juice and donuts were served to all boys and guests pres. ent. NEW CUBS. Centre row from | . . Back row from left, Sharon Weeks, Steven Jerome, Jeffery Guindon and Brett Wright. 't, Paul DeRosa, Jimmy Lane, Michael Bobbie and Jeffery Hardy. Front row from left, Kelly Whitnack, Jordon Krahn, Bart Kenneway, Darren Crocket and Brett Wright. DRINKING DISEASE Editor's note: The follow- ing was written by a Castle- gar resident. How far down the path of alcoholism do you have to go in order to qualify for mem- bership in Alcoholics Anony: mous? ‘The answer is not very far In fact, the AA preamble states that membership in the fellowship is open to anyone who “has a desire to stop drinking.” It is up to the individual to decide when they have had enough Time was when virtually all AA members spoke of losing jobs and families, to say nothing of time spent in hospitals, jails and skid rows across the nation. Today, the profile of AA membership has changed Newer members come in speaking of days lost from work, rather than lost jobs. They still have families. They have never seen the inside of a jail, lived in a fourth rate hotel, or slept in a hall way on skid row. Yet they consider themselves alcohol ies. They have felt remorse and shame for the things they have said and done to their families and friends. They may not have had blackouts or taken the morn. Group helps people cope with alcoholism ing drink. They may not have had the shakes and the etc. Unfortunately, some al. coholics are never convin- sweats in the long, lonely hours of the night. Yet they have, in some lesser degree perhaps, experienced many symptoms) of alcohol ism experienced by the skid row alcoholic. There is no difference as far as AA membership is concerned. Both alcoholics. However, the one who has stopped while they still have a job, family and position in the community is often re ferred to an early bottom al coholic. The alcoholic who has been hospitalized and jailed, lost family and job, is called a late bottom alcoholic. These referrals to early and late bottom alcoholics are merely rough indications of how far the disease of alcoh. olism has progressed with an individual. Furthermore, this indication is usually made by that individual. themselves. The difference between the two categories is that a taste of the horror of alcoholism has been more than enough to convince the early bottom alcoholic that they have a problem with alcohol. The late bottom alcoholic needs a little more persu asign, hospitalization, jail. dismissals, divorce courts, ced.They are committed to a mental hospital with per. manent brain damage. Or they die. They may have been re. ferred to AA by their doctor, psychiatrist or their spouse or a friend may have read about AA in a newspaper or magazine. They may work for a company that has pro- grams to combat alcoholism among its employees. Once an individual joins AA they can identify with the progression of other members — many of whom have endured more mental, physical and spiritual suf fering. If they are perceptive, they will note that the dis ease gets worse over the years. They will learn from others who have experimen. ted that no period of ab stinence — days, months, or years — will enable them to drink safely again. They will learn from the experience of other AA's that they can maintain their health, fam ilies, happiness and spiritual well-being by staying away from one drink, one day at a time Telephone number in the Castlegar area for AA is 365.3663.