The finaJs of the Rossland slow pitch softball

season ended Sunday with playoffs. AD teams in the
league entered with each team playing every other
team. This was designed so the only team 888Ul'ed of

a home game in each playoff contest was the team
finishing on top of the regular schedule standings.
The Royals, sponsored by Branch 14 won the right
finishing the season on top.
AB it turned out they lost only one game during
the playoff, to the team from the Orwell Hotel on
Sunday morning at Cook Avenue Park. In the afternoon the action moved on to Jubilee Park at the
High School and there the Royals beat the Spartans,
then in the final beat Target Auto Body, who despite
the fact that they finished the regular league
schedule in last place, proved to be tough in the
playoffs. The final augers well for the continuation
of slow pitch on a regular basis. Lots of bits and
some sparkling plays in all the games I watched for
guys who are supposed to be over the bill as far as
ball-playing is concerned.
During the waeekend we enjoyed a visit from
our oldest son Rick. He is now back in Broots where
be acts as administrator for the Medielne Hat
College. During the past six months be bas been at
University of Victoria to take the first part of a
course to fit him for bis job, of public administrator.
He tells us be got through this section with Oying
colors and will take the second and final section at
the University of Calgary as be does not want to
uproot bis family again to go back to Victoria. This
next section will give him full public administration
qualifications. It was good to see bim again and
maybe later on we can make a trip down to Brooks
to see Peggy and the kids as well.
The Retirees Day on Tuesday was a fine bright •
day at the upper course and the guys bad a ball. I
didn't get to play this week since I didn't feel up to
par having bad a big weekend and the festivities
were still banging on. Anyway, we got it going and
with Bart Dudley and Al Dixon in charge it sta~

to work out pretty well. We bad 57 on band and some
very good competition was held. The boys played
low gross, low net, closest to the pin on No. 5, long
putt on No. 9 and a couple of bidden boles. In the low
gross department, Sam Anselmo bad a 39 and in the
low net Tim Jenkin came in with a 33, Bob Miller
was cl08e8t to the pin on No. 5 while Bill Batiuk won
the long putt on No. 9. The bidden bole for low as No.
8 and Jim B u ~ came in with a winner and
the high was No. 1 which was won by Mr. Beckett,
Bart didn't remember bis first name. We do not
have to bave the score, suffice to say it was big
enough to take the prize and after all, that's what we
are looking for.
Apparently, according to wbat Bart tells me
there is some question regarding the ,rinners in
some categories. I feel that we do bave a bit of a
problem but it isn't something we can't live with.
There bas been some questions regarding this and
Sam Anselmo and Ferro Pellegrin bave offered
their services in this respect. There is no doubt that
we could use help and since these two came (orward, I'm all in favor of accepting any help we can

get

Ob, by the way, if you can do the desk next
week, I think we would be grateful for your help.
After this bad been typed I thought about
something which I follow pretty closely. It is the
topic of discussion wherever one runs into ball fans
and I get into the odd lively conversation with
regard to the relative merits of our two Canadian
teams. I am slightly swinging in favor of the Expos,
but those BIile Jays bave some terrific bitting from
Bell, Barfield alid Moseby with another by the name
of Mt'Giff, who are doing quite well.
Meanwhile, the Expos don't seem to be suffering too much. They haven't the bitting for power
but they are holding up pretty well overall. Now as
they move on towards the fall maybe things will fall
into place. Time will tell!
So, until next time then!