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AS I SEE IT

HARRY PEPPER
Well, I could say I told you
so, but I don't think that would
be appropriate because I hesitate to flaunt my far-seeing
talents before the perusers of
my column.
However, I am going to give
Coach Joey Zanussi and his
Caps a real nice pat on the
back for the grand way in
which they backed up my judgment in their s,eries with the
Trail Silver Kings.
There is an old saying which
puts across the following message: "A team which won't be
beat, can't be beat", and I put
a great deal of store in this.
Let's say, three straight over
the Grand Forks boys and prove
it, hey!
While in Calgary over the
past week, I managed to take in
one of the final games between
the Calgary Cubs and thr Foothills Giants. Both are Calgary
teams and they represent the
best that Alberta has to offer
in the field of Senior Baseball.
The League is called Alberta
Major Baseball League . They
have recruited far and wide for
players, just as Penticton and
Kelowna did a year ago, but
from what I saw they would
have a real hard time with any
of the teams _in the West Kootenay League.
Anyway, this game I saw was
going along pretty good, 2-1
Giants, until the eighth when
the roof fell in on Bob Baird,
the Cub pitcher, when the smoke
cleared after a combination of
wild pitches, throwing errors
and a scratch hit or two, the
score read 10-1 and I remarked
to my companions at the game
that I had seen enough. They
didn 't hesitate to go along with
me.
For future reference it might
. be a good idea to keep an eye
. on the Alberta tournament
schedule , because I think an
all-star team from this area
could make a killing, financially, by entering some of their
tournaments .
Also, while I was up in Calgary I had a chance to talk to
one of Rossland's illustrious
daughters who is making quite a
splash in the softball circles
of the big town, playing for the
Rockettes, an Intermediate

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"A" team in the City League.
Carol Stanton led her team in
home runs, one grand slam,
and two in one game, and also
was tied for the league lead in
RBl's. As I have said many
times before, there is no substitute for class and that's one
thing Carol has in abundance.
She was telling me that she has
been offered a job as playingcoach of a ladies basketball
team this coming season, but
she thinks she will turn it down
and just play.
I would like to add a note of
interest here to anyone going
to the Foothills metropolis.
Don't ever leave without taking
a trip to the top of the "Husky
Tower" . Boy! What a thrill!_
The tower is 625 feet high, has
a high speed elevator, 63 seconds from bottom to top, a
revolving restaurant, one complete circle every hour, and a
lounge on the mezzanine above
the observation deck. From
here one can see to the farthest
reaches of this most remarkable of cities.
I remember that I mentioned
in my last column that I was
hoping to ·see my new granddaughter . Well, I did and I
wasn't disappointed--s.he's a
real doll.
It may be a little early to
start talking about hockey, but '
I have been thinking about it
and I'm wondering what is in
store for the young Warriors
in the coming season. I will
have to talk to some of the exec
members to see if they have any
clues on coaching or player
prospects. I heard one rumor
recently that the Kelowna executive have been trying to
lure Rossland's slick centreman, John Stanton, into their
camp. If they are successful
this would be quite a blow to
the young Warriors' chances
During the next week . I will
try and give you some facts
next Thursday.

Last week ' s column was a
real good example of what
someone can do with inform ation that is incorrect and I
will have to say sorry to my
readers for dispensing the information about the senior
playoffs which I reported on
which was not official.
However it has taught me a
and although I have only see
lesson which I won't soon forsome of the girls only once
get, that of not writing somewhat I saw then leads me t
thing without checking it first.
agree with him .
About the only things happenIn this column I would lik
, g in the local sports world
to welcome to the sport new
l1 y are the senior playoffs
editorial desk , the successo ,
11 tia seball, and preparation for
to Les Mcinnis , now departe
I ' upcoming senior "e" playo,fs in ladies softball so to- · for other fields . He is Howi
Hebig, who did some prett
night I called Coach Maurice
good photography for th
McArthur to get all the dope I
"Times" in Trail a while back
could on the subject.
and
I want to wish him all th
The provincial tournament
luck in the world in his ne
that will be held this year in
job. Personally I hope he make1
North Vancouver is to take
it and stays with ii.
place on Aug . 28-29, and there
will be representatives from
It must have been very satisthe Kootenays , the Okanagan,
fying for Coach Joe Zanussi to
Northern B.C., the Coast and
get that 9-0 victory over the
the Island. I will be there to
Silver Kings after the close loss
report it for the paper.
in Butler Park on Monday
A total of 16 girls will travel · especially as he went all the
to the tourney. They will conway on 4 hits himself. Thi•
sist of 4 from Trail, 2 each
makes two games and all Trai
from Slocan, Salmo and the
have got off him and Larr
East Kootenay and the remainBrandt are 9 hits and that's
ing 6 will be from Castlegar.
only one more than the Cap
Representing Trail will be . got in the first game loss
Joanie
Ferguson ,
Renice
which leaves strong-arme
Coombes, Dee Keriaffand DonBarry Seal for the next an
na Moyes. Brenda Lewis and
final game of the series . An
Joy Johnson will be there from
Seal is money pitcher, especiSlocan Valley and Salmo will
ally tough when the chips ar
send Carol Clark and Alta Edown and I'm going out on
berts .
limb and say I think the Cap
The East Kootenay girls will
will win this series and I sur
be Cheryl Milne and Margene
hope when I get back from
Bidder and the Castlegar conCalgary this weekend my belief
tingent will consist of Flo Macwill be backed by fact.
Arthur, Ann Nazaroff, Hazel
If the Caps win this one I
Demoskoff, Ann Stafila, Chris
also predict their momentu
Edin and Kathy Raster.
will carry them past eithe
Coaching the girls will be
Grand Forks or Nelson for th
Maurice MacArthur and Tony
West Kootenay title which
Borsato . MacArthur thinks this
Rossland has come to regar
team has great possibilities
as its personal property.