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August 18, 1985

Tryout camp attracts
“major league dreamers

They. come. to the park in
all ‘shapes and sizes, - young
men with old dreams of play-
ing professional baseball
some day on big-league di-
amonds. SS

Some. are in uniform,
others in sweats. They run,
throw, catch and hit for sev-
eral hours in front of the

trained eyes of the pro spec-
ialists.

It's: a baseball tryout camp
at Nat Bailey Stadium in
Vancouver, conducted by
field manager Tom Trebel-
horn and pitching coach Mike
Paul of Vancouver Canadians
of the Pacific Coast League.
The session is advertised as a
Milwaukee Brewers’. camp
because the Canadians are
the Triple-A farm club for the
American League team.

“It's the old American
dream,” says the greying
Paul. “Or in this case, a Can-
adian dream.”

The camp this week drew
42 hopefuls between the ages
of 16 and 22. The players
were timed over 60 yards and
the group was quickly re-
duced to 25. The cuts walked
away muttering to them-
selves about how lucky the
others were.

“We time the position

players,” Phul says. “If you
can’t run, you can't do much
more. Ris
“We check the pitchers for
velocity. If a kid is 17 or 18
and can throw at 80 or 81

miles an hour, maybe we can"

project him at throwing 85 or
86 when he's a little older. He
might become a legitimate
prospect.”

The outfielders test their
arms throwing to the bases
and the infielders are hit
ground balls. The true test
for most comes when they
must hit against the mechan-
ical pitching machine. Most
are over-powered by the 80
m.p.h. fastballs.

“The Milwaukee organiza-

tion looks at about 30,000
players annually at camps
like this,” says Trebelhorn, a
coach with the Brewers in
1984. “Maybe we'll find one
prospéct who will be offered
a contract . . . You keep
looking because there’s the
odd prospect that isn’t draf-
ted out of high school or col-
lege.”
* Tony Roberts of Vancou-
ver is muscular and runs
hard in the sprints. Paul uses
the radar gun to time Rob-
ert’s fastball, curve, slider
and changeup.

“I don't expect to make it,
but I want to know how hard

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I can throw,” says Roberts.

“I threw a baseball for the,
first time this year yesterday’
when .I heard about’ this
camp. I guess this will be the
first and last time for me. I'm
too old now.”

ALMOST MADE IT

Steve Clements is 22 and a
baseball gypsy. He's played
college ball for several years,
for the last two years with
the Razorbacks of Arkansas.

“T've been to quite a few of
these camps since I was 15,”
he says. “I'm here to have
some fun and maybe do a
little recruiting for Arkan-
sas.”

Clements once played for
the Canadian national team,
and once was drafted by
Chicago White Sox, but I
wasn’t ready. I was a hard
thrower, but I didn’t have
much control.

Clements will return to |

Arkansas and hopes to be a
student coach.

Four hours after the camp
began, it’s all over for every-
one, including.a youngster
who has thrown harder than
most. :

“Your velocity is a little
low for the pros,” Paul tells
him. “Go back to your league
and have a little fun.”

Tough
at the
top

By BILL ANDERSON

TORONTO (CP) — Sharif
Khan, the ferocious old tiger
of pro squash, is finding it
tough being top cat at the
Masters Games.

“I don't write off anybody,”
says the 12-time winner of
the North American Open.
“For the amateurs in this
event, it's'a once-in-a-lifetime
chance to beat Sharif Khan.

“They're out to get me.
They've got nothing to lose
and if they win they can say
‘Hey — I beat Khan.”

The Masters Games, an
international sports festival
for about 8,000 veteran ath-
letes now being held in Tor-
onto, has about reached the
halfway point as has Khan,
ranked No. 1 in softball at the
event, in his march to the
squash finals.

But he'll be facing a for-
midable opponent — his cou-
sin, Gul — in the semifinals of
the 35-39-year-old division.

“I had my reservations
about the Games,” Sharif ad-
mits. “I'm a pro. I’ play for
money and I like to win.

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SAINT JOHN,.N.B. (CP) —
the Canada Summer Games:

Saskatchewan's women's field hockey team went
shopping early this week at the Salvation Army store and
proudly showed off their purchases after a 9-0 loss.-

They donned their outlandish costumes of loud and
mismatched stripes, plaids and patterns; frilly, out-of-
style hats and used huge amounts of gel to. mould their
hair into punk styles.

“We're trying to look like British Columbians,”
chuckled one of the girls.

“We just lost a big game and we want it known that
we're good sports and that we still know how to have
fun,” said Karen Bodner of Lanigan.

Coach Laurie Mazurik, 28, joined in the fun.

“The girls brought me my hat. I just couldn't resist
the rest of the clothes. The price was right — $2.50.”

The team, which wore matching headbands for. their
final game Friday, lost all five matches and failed to score
a single goal.

ATTENDANCE GOOD

Officials have been pleased with attendance through
the first week of the Games.

“Response far exceeds our expectations,” said Don
Bonnell, venue for. archery ion which
has attracted between 400 and 500 spectators.

Crowds have ranged up to 5,000 for baseball, 4,000
for track and field and 1,700 for volleyball. Diving finals in
the 1,100-seat aquatic centre were sold out.

Notes and quotes from

HI MOM!

A few parents of athletes. returning home this
weekend will be surprised when they see their offspring.
The Iroquois haircut was enjoying a faddish
rejuvenation in the athletes’ village. The fad of shaving
all but a strip of hair down the middle of their head began
slowly early in the week but by Friday was gathering
momentum.
* A few had their head shaved in the initials of their
province.

ARCHERY'TARGETED

—Archery is one sport that may be dropped from the
1989 Summer Games in Saskatoon, but it won't be
without a fight.

Nova Scotia. coach Peter Perry is heading a
committee to fight for retention of the sport in 1989.

“Archery is'an alternate sport that has been in the
Games since 1977,” said Perry. “To cut it would be

for junior

“The buildup to the Canada Games is paramount for
junior archers.”

He said a petition will be circulated at the current
Games and sent to the Canada’ Games Council.

The host committee of each Games has-the choice of
adding or dropping alternate sports. Water polo was
dropped by the Saint John committee in favor of men's
volleyball.

MEDALS INFERIOR

Athletes winning gold medals in the Games aren't
getting real gold.

Tom Condon, vice-present of protocal for the Games,
said the Games spent about $9,000 for 1,100 medals of
“inferior metal.” 7

The medals were designed by a New Brunswick
artist and manufactured in Ontario.

The gear-shaped medals are shiny and renectiye so
spectators can see them from a distance. They have no
distinction for individual sports.

SLUGS THIRSTY

The Games committee spent “in the vicinity of
$10,000" to bring in the rock band Doug and The Slugs.
The Vancouver-based group played one concert for’
the athletes this week and will play again next week.
~Aftér this week's concert members of the band were
wandering through Saint John’s downtown Market
Square area expressing their displeasure that at 2:10
a.m. they could not get a drink of alcohol.

McEnroe in final

By WESLEY GOLDSTEIN  treal — in 1981 and 1983 —

MONTREAL (CP) — John advanced by virtue of a 6-4,
McEnroe moved one step 6-2 triumph over Jimmy
closer to defending his Play- Arias.

ers International Tennis
championship Saturday, de-
feating Jimmy Connors in
straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.

‘The victory earned the top-
seeded McEnroe the right to

McEnroe, who hasn't Idst
to Connors since 1983, got off
to a quick start by winning
the first three games of the
match despite an inconsistent
first serve.

The 26-year-old American

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— CasMews Photo by Ryon Wilson.

Title up for grabs

BUFORD, GA. (AP) —
Beth Daniel, Patty Sheehan
and Amy Alcott each fired
2-under-par 70s on a windy,
wet day Saturday to remain
lodged in a three-way dead-
lock for the lead with 9,
round remaining in the
$200,000 Ladies Professional
Golf Association world cham-
pionship.

le wan & procations lacd at
ll-under-par 205 with the
season's top performer, Nan-
cy Lopez, firing a 7-under-
par 65 that got her within
two shots of the lead and ina
tie with Pat Bradley, who
shot 69.

“Basically it's anybody's
ball game,” said Daniel, win-
ner-of the first two world
championships in 1980 and
1981. “I think it's going to be
a

‘missed a 25-foot eagle putt on
the 16th tapping in for her
birdie.

Alcott got three of her four
birdies with putts in the
20-25-foot range, gaining at
least a share of the lead for
the third day in a row with a
six-foot birdie putt on the
18th hole.

Lopez scored three birdies
on the front side to move to
within six shots of the lead
and then began her strong
move with a five-foot birdie
putt on the 15th. She knock-

a 4-wood to within seven
feet and sank the eagle putt

at 16 and then scored another
birdie from four feet on the
final hole of the hilly 6,007-
yard Stouffer PineIsle Resort
course.

Judy Clark was alone in
sixth place at 71-211 in the
12-player field and tied at 212
were Betsy King, 69, and
Jane Blalock, 73.

U.S. Open champion Kathy
Baker had a 73-215 and Alice
Miller fired a 70 to climb into
a tie at 218 with Jan Ste-
phenson, 74.

Bonnie Lauer skied to a 77 ~

and held down the 12th slot
at 220.

Weekend

Wrap-Up

“If the weather's as. good

as they say it will be, you'll

be able to fire it right at the
pins.”

All of the leaders said the
swirling winds coming off
Lake Lanier made club selec-
tions difficult and the rain-
soaked greens made it hard
to judge speed.

“I_knew it wasn’t going to
bea lights out day because of
the weather,” Sheehan said.
“It was kind of a guessing
game at times.”

Lopez,. the. defending
champion who has won four
times in her last nine. ap-
pearances, scored two birdies
and an eagle on the final four
holes to get into contention.

“It just kind of snuck up on
me,” said Lopez, who had
struggled with a 70-72 in her
first two rounds. “That eagle
kind of popped me up there
real quick.”

ERRACTIC ROUND

Daniel had an_ erratic
round, saving pars on. her
first. three holes.
birdies from inside eight feet
on the fifth and eighth, but
bogeyed the sixth and sev-
enth.

Daniel settled down on the
back side, getting birdies on
putts of 30 feet at No. 11-and
seven feet at No. 14.

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DR. AND MRS. DAN OBEDKOFF
... double ring ceremony

Castlegar
couple weds

Corinne Louise McGauley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin McGauley, and Daniel-
Peter Obedkoff, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Obedkoff,
were married May 18 in St.
Rita’s Catholic Church - in
Castlegar.

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of the bride, performed the
double ring ceremony and
Vicki Obedkoff, sister of the

groom, gave the address to
the bride and groom. The or-
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Linda Haley and Teresa Me-
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and Barbara Dodimead, all of
Vancouver.

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was best man and the ushers
were Wayne Latkin, Perry

Samoyloff and Rob McGau-
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the Sandman Inn. Peter
Samoyloff, uncle of the
groom, was master of cer-
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Sister Rosaleen “Trainor of
Seattle, proposed the toast to
the bride.

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Pulpit & Pew

_ THE MIRACLE OF GRACE

By Pastor CLIFF
DRIEBERG
Seventh-Day Adventist
Church

“By the grace of God, I am

-what Iam.”

Paul's immortal statement
stands in conflict, with’ the
contemporary proverb that
says. “I cannot help being
what I am.” What a tragedy!

Is it true that we are
completely at the mercy of
heredity and environment?
Are our behavior patterns
entirely determined by our
ancestors and our associates?
It surely is true that those
factors exert a great influ-
ence upon us. This cannot be
denied. But are there no in-
fluences that can take prece-
dence over heredity and en-
vironment?

The experience of many
people proves that the grace
of God can.be an overwhel-
ming factor in shaping. our

lives. Consider, for example,-

the author of our text, and
his background and _envir-
onment. The wildest imagin-
ation could. not have con-
ceived of a change in his life
style; it was completely con-
trary to his heritage and

“training and predominant i in- .

fluences in his life.

But the Spirit of God was
able to find a response in
Paul's heart, and Saul the
persecuting Pharisee became
Paul the apostle of ‘Christ.
The glory of the Christian
gospel is its power to take
any person, whatever-his in-
heritance, out of any en-
vironment and transform
him. That's victory, what do
you say?

When the roll is called in
the final day of judgement,
there’s going to be every

species of sinner, those who -

in the colorful symbolism of
the Bible,
“washed in the blood of the
lamb.” The grace of God will
have transformed them. into
loyal, God-fearing ) nen and
women.

“Teannot help being what I
am” may be true, if you ‘still
haven't come to the place of
accepting the’ Way Out, but
remember, when you do, the
miracle of divine grace moves
in and grooms you for vic-
tory; and with the apostle
Paul, you too will say,“By the
grace of God, I'am what I
am.”

Job openings

mother and ly decor-
ated by a close friend, Man-
uel Da Costa.

Out. of town guests came
from Japan, Hollywood,
Calif., Seattle, Eugene, Ore.,
North Battleford, Sask., Kel-

Details of these and other job
opportunities are available at:
in il Canada Es t Centre,

835 Spokane Street
Phone: 368-5566

A Trail firm needs a certitied
Auto Mechanic with import car

ce. Heavy duty diesel

owna, P. Vancouver,
Victoria and Osoyoos.

The newlyweds _honey-
mooned in Hawaii. .before
leaving for Toronto where
the groom is interning at the
Sunnybrook Medical Centre.

would be an

Selkirk College is ottering an
Introduction to Non-Traditional
Occupations for Women
designed fo assist women in ex-

9 their aptitudes and
Sbilities in relation fo” non-

traditional occupations including
auto mechanics,

repair,

millwright/machinist,

and carpentry. For fur
faterotien null cther Canada’ Em
ployment Centre at 368-5566.

A local firm is looking for an
experienced Bread and Buns
Boker. This is part time work of
16 to 24 hours per week but may
become full time. (355T).

perienced floral
ranger is required in Trail ono
part ‘rime basis. (3774)

Local youth chosen for program

By CasNews Staff

A Crescent Valley youth
is one of 16 British Col:
umbians who will participate
in a lifetime Na-

Larrie S. Carr is one of the
15-17-year-olds from B.C.
who are among 170 selected
from across Canada for their

* tional Parks experience this

September.

Classes

Fun and adventure are
coming to Castlegar Pente-
costal Tabernacle on Aug. 26
to 30.

All boys and girls are
invited to attend the church's
Vacation Bible School where

“boys and girls can have fun

learning life-related Bible
stories, creative crafts, fun
games, lively songs and plan-
ned recreation.

Classes are held at the
Pentecostal Chruch from 1:30
p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Some of the community
people who will be leading
the school are Ruth Thiessen,

One missing

A photograph of partici-
pants of a Tourism B.C.
Superhost seminar held in
Castlegar this week showed
participants Mary Wade An-
derson, Laura Adams, Mar-
ilyn Strong, Evelyn Mayhew
and Ann Stasila.

LilyKalnins also took part
in the program designed to

ac
better hosts to tourists.

Dogs on

the way

The West Kootenay Ken-
nel Club will hold its annual
dog show in Castlegar Aug.
26-28.

The show will be held at
Kinnaird Junior Secondary
School -and runs from 8:30

+ a.m. until approximately 4

p-m.

Many different breeds will
be featured in the show and
obedience rings.

Admission is free.

in heritage con-
servation.
The young people will be

coming

Karen and Doug Nakashoji,
Rev. Morély Soltys, Anita
Killough, June and Tammy
Read and many more vol-
unteers.

spending a week in one of 10 .

national parks.

The National Heritage
Youth Exchange Program
has been organized by the
National Parks Centennial
Citizens’ Committee, a non-
profit volunteer group, estab-
lished by the Minister“of the
Environment to promote

The Heritage Youth Ex-
change participants will en-
joy a variety. of outdoor ac-
tivities.

In B.C. Kootenay National
Park will be: hosting youth
from the Yukon Territory,
Saskatchewan, Ontario and
Quebec Sept. 8-15. After.
visiting the historic Cave and

public interest in heritage “Basin Hot Springs in Banff,

conservation during 1985.
The Heritage Youth Ex-
change is aimed at attracting
promising youth to heritage
conservation careers.

they will travel to Kootenay
for various activities includ-
ing an overnight backpack
trip and visits to Fort Steele
museums.

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