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I received word this week gave tt its present name
from Chris Christianson that because the curved webbed
bis son Walter, now playing · stick used by the Indians
lacrmae for the Victoria reminded them of a bishop's

Peter Jackson trophy. Jan
Stephenson showed her
mettle with that 18-footer
when the chips were down
crozier, la croue. The and bow aboufthat 80-footer
settlers became interested in by Ed Fiori in the Western, if
the game as early as IMO tbat bad misled the bole be
and began modifying the might have bad to chip it
rules - 12 players to a side, back onto the green.
1be Vancouver Whitecaps
goals m-by-m OD a playing
are rolling merrily along,
area 125z110 yards.
In 1115.1 the strength of side resting in second place overwas set at m wbicb is the all in the North American
way it is played today OD the Seccer League. Their new
outdoor fields or cm arena additions and some of the
vets are making their
fioors.
preaence felt this season.
Well, we basked in a ·They are making a lot of
a couple of days of IUD8bine scoring opportunities and
last week but we sure paid the goals are bo1D1d to come
for it OD the weekend. as a result. The defence is
·The bad weather wubed out' playing super soccer also,
part of Trail's International we hope they keep it up.
Baseball tourney and a
WW this be the longnumber of other events. I awatted season when the
spent most of the weekend
watching tennis and golf cm

. ,Sbamrocb, baa been picked
· lo play cm the national
Jacroae team. 1bey will be
in a world tournament later
tblayear.
1be game is different from
:ibe one we are used to
: watching here. It is played
.~.-i a field instead of a fioor.
' The dhnensions are larger
. too;- indoors it is l&OdO',
•outdoors it is 200d0'.
' &me of you may have got
,a gJimpse of Walter Sunday
. .n_igbt OD CTV. Sc,me
hlgbHgbt,s of a game played
between Eut and West
practice teams were shown
and Walter . . No. 50 in the
· white uniform.
,. The National team will
bead for the eastern U.S.
:-later this summer to play
:practice games against• thetube.
:teams like Boston Univer- So the young man with the
· sity, long-time powers in quick temper proved that be
college lacroae.
bas something elle going for
· A few items of interest · him. He proved too much
regarding the game might for Seq-in the showdown at
•be enlightening here. It is the Wimbledcm.
·Qldest organized sport in
Bjorn baa been a favorite
America, Canadian in origin of mine since way back. He_
·and wu played by Indian was the reason I started to
teams of from 75-3>0 men watch tennis cm TV but be
-laal before the white man met bis match this time, who
~ to Canada. Some 48 knows, maybe nm time out
•tribes took part in the he'll come out cm top, be
-aames,
sometimes certainly doesn't look as
•travllinl thousands of miles
be ii over the bill
-topertlclpate.
That was some finish to
·: The early French settlers the ladies tournament for the

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Lions.. become a
respectable football team?
That convincing win in their
season opener against
Montreal made them
believable to say the least. I
would like to see them put a
good season together and
erase some of the longstanding jokes which go the
rounds at their expense.
I wonder when the
baseball season is going to
resume, I miss watching a
game or so a week. It's a
great game to watch and I
bate to see they way things
are going in the negotiations
between the owners and the
players. It seems to me the
owners are finally beginning
to realize that they have
been· pretty loose, handing
out these monstrous contracts to all and sundry.
B.C.

They are using the freeagent question to try to curb
some of their own spending.
I also believe Rusty
Staub's idea of having less
people around the
bargaining table is a move in•
the right direction. Now we
understand there is talk of
shutting down the minor
leagues too. How long do
·sport lovers in this country
have to put up with this sort
of dictatorship from these
moguls of the game?
In .closing this week I want
to pay a compliment to a
fellow who has done an
enormous job of bringing
and keeping pretty highcalibre baseball to Trail and
district. Thank you, Art
Mercer. May yopr legs and
enthusiasm last for a long
time yet!