Piteher Rick Sutcliffe and the Chicago Cubs helped make it a day to remember for Harry Caray as the pop- ular broadcaster returned to his post in the booth atop Wrigley Field.

Sutcliffe beeame the first pitcher in the majors to win seven games this season as Chicago won its consecutive National League game, thumping the slumping Cin- cinnati Reds 9-2 Tuesday.

joined Suteliffe as a seven- game winner. Saberhagen leads the American League in wins at 7-1,

The Cubs’ win, coupled with a St. Louis loss, gave the Cubs sole possession of first place in the NL East.

For Caray, 70, the game marked his return to work since suffering a stroke last February. During Caray's absence, 32 different guest

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the Cubs from Cleveland in June, 1984 and went on to a 16-1 record to lead Chicago to the NL East Division cham- pionship. But plagued by in- juries, Sutcliffe fell to 8-8 in 1985 and 5-14 last season.

Mohawk sweeps Kelowna

By CasNews Staff The Mohawk Canadians, a Castlegar-based major juv- enile baseball team, travelled to Kelowna Monday and won a doubleheader on the

OTTER COACHES .. . Elaine Prescott (centre) is back for second season with the Robson River Otters, this time as head coach. Helping her will be Ariel McDowell as

gth of some impi pitching.

The Canadians dumped Kelowna 7-0 and 12-3. In the first game Rod Gritchen pit- ched a three-hitter and had 14 strikeouts.

In the second game Geoff DeRosa also pitched a three- hitter for the Coach Ken Ferch said he was impressed with his pitchers and added, “Our guys had some very, very good hits.”

The Canadians used to be known as the Castlegar A and W Bears and are made up of several Castlegar ball players.

The Mohawks’ next game is Saturday when they take on the Trail Orioles at Butler field.

Ball top runner

By CasNews Staff A Castlegar runner placed first in a 10 kilometre run at the Creston Blossom Festival last weekend. Geoff Ball, 18, came in first

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coach, and Curtis Ready as assistant coach.

Prescott back as coach

By KATHY VERIGIN

Elaine Prescott is back for second season with the Robson River Otters, this time as head coach. A native of North Vancouver Prescott comes with an outstanding history of athletic achieve- ments in both gymnastics and swimming.

Prescott assisted last year's coach, John Prescott, bringing the River Otters to an impressive high point standing at the provincial meet last year:

This year's registration for

the club is the highest ever, with strength scattered through all divisions. Pres- cott is expecting some of the stronger swimmers to rank as provincial contenders again at this year's provincial meet to be held in Victoria at the end of August.

Added to the coaching staff this year is Curtis Ready as assistant coach and Ariel McDowell as junior assistant. They both have been swim- ming with the River Otters since the start of the club in 1983.

Ready was the team cap- tain last year and has been the main drive in motivating team spirit.

McDowell is well known in the region as a strong swim- mer and will be instructing the youngest River Otters.

The Robson River Otters will be hosting a swim meet July 4 and 5, and this year's swimathon will be held June 1. The swimathon is held to help raise funds for the club, and this year the River Ot- ters will be asking for pled- ges within the community.

Saberhagen winning, Milwaukee losing

By The Canadian Press Bret Saberhagen keeps winning and the Milwaukee

last season after winning the AL Cy Young Award in 1985 with a 20-6 mark, now has the

Bill Buckner's 2,500th ma jor-league hit, a run-scoring single, gave the Red Sox a 1-0

EDMONTON'S GOLF GAMES

EDMONTON (CP) — Edmonton Oilers goaltender Grant Fuhr had his playoff golfing routine a ‘Tuesday by a snowstorm that blew

‘Teammate Wayne Gretzky, asked if tn gr golf

games interrupted by the storm would disrupt the Oilers’ sttitude, replied with a laugh, “ “Well, Grant will probably

play mini-golf at the mall.” . *

. Once considered a team that knew only offence and

couldn't play defence, the Oilers now have gone 10

consecutive games without allowing more than three

against.

eae en an all-time record for us,” said Gretzky. “But,

you know, as well as we may be playing defensively, the

kid in the net (Fuhr) has been just great.”

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The NHL has decided that if the best-of-seven Stanley Cup final goes to the limit, the final game will be played in Edmonton on Sunday, May 31.

When the final series between Edmonton and Philadelphia opened Sunday, May 17, three days earlier than scheduled, the revised plan had Game 7 set for May 30. However, Northlands Coliseum has a circus booked that night.

Oiler assistant general manager Bruce said Tuesday all parties have agreed to the May 81 date.

One ¢ the hot trade rumors circulating has the trading Itender Patrick Roy and forwards ‘Hophone Richer and Dave Maley to the Chicago Blackhawks for centre Denis Savard. Montreal passed on Savard in the 1980 entry draft, instead making Doug Wickenheiser the No. 1 pick that year. Wickenheiser now plays for St. Louis. * 28 «

The NHL awards luncheon was held Tuesday, with Roy and Brian Hayward receiving the William Jennings trophy as goaltenders for the team that allowed the fewest goals during the regular season. (The Vezina trophy goes to the goalie voted the league's best.)

Hartford Whalers centre Doug Jarvis received the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy and Gretzky the Emergy Edge award for the best plus-minus ratio and the Dodge-Chrysler player-of-the-year award.

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Philadelphia Flyer coach Mike Keenan said three of his four injured players coudl be available for tonight's second game of the Cup final. Keenan said Murray Craven and Baad Carson will _ likely dress, while

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sacianty pie epee is still out with a shoulder i injury. Keenan said he’s “100 per cent sure” defenceman Mark Howe, who suffered a bad bruise on his left quadricep muscle Sunday, will play.

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Sneaker Day Friday

By CasNews Staff Dust off those sneakers and lace "em up — Friday is Sneaker Day across Canada. Sneaker Day is the official kickoff to Fitweek, a nationwide celebration of physical activity that begins Friday and ends May 31.

“Fitweek is an opportunity for all Canadians to participate in either a new activity or an old favorite,” says Lorene McGregor, program coordinator for the

ie ion C Ngo..1,,,.

To help kick it off, Canadians are invited to celebrate Sneaker Day by wearing their sneakers at work, in school, at the shopping centre or around the home.

“Last year more than six million Canadians participated,” McGregor says.

Sneaker Day leads into the annual Great Canadian Par Chall Wednesday, May 27. The challenge is a one-day mass participation event where

HAPPY FEET... Lorene McGregor, Castlegar recreation programmer, says everyone can have happy feet too if they wear sneakers instead of shoes to work Friday. May 22 is Sneaker Day across Canada, and McGregor says its a great way to kick off Fitweek. Story below.

Castlegar publicly challenges another community to see which is the fittest.

“Castlegar has participated for the last four years,” explains McGregor. “Last year 50.5 pef cent of Castlegar's population took part, making us the ninth fittest city in B.C.”

This year Castlegar is challenging Rossland to determine which is the fittest community.

“Our peide, reputation and honor is at stake,” McGregor.

“If we win, Rossland will have to fly our flag at its city hall until the end of Fitweek.

“We want Castlegar to be number one,” adds McGregor. “All you have to do is to participate in any physical activity that makes your heart beat faster — like walking, swimming, gardening, cycling, and then register your activity by calling the recreation office at 365-3386 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.”

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Wells grabs gamblers

By DEBI PELLETIER Canadian Press

WELLS — More than a century ago, prospectors swarmed to the area surrounding this tiny Cariboo region somuraunky equipped with picks and shovels in their search for gold.

Prospectors of a different stripe are again converging, town residents say. This time they're armed with cash and a willingness to gamble on the future.

A joint federal-provincial study full-fledged gambling casinos in Wells has residents hoping the province's Social Credit_government takes to the idea.

But even with no government commitment, speculators have begun moving in. The town is rife with rumors of money-men from as far away as Toronto, Kansas and Hong Kong coming in search of hot properties.

In a community where houses have beet on the block for so long they seemed unmarketable, great excitment was generated recently when several properties sold within a few weeks.

TOWN DECLINED

The population of the south-central B.C. town dwindled over the last two decades with the extraction of its life blood — gold. Now the economic stagnation that has crippled resource industry towns throughout British Columbia is threatening to polish the community off.

Once a thriving centre of about 4,500, less than 250 people remain.

Most residents survive on pensions, welfare, and unemployment insurance. The lucky few with jobs are government employees either with the Highways Depart- ment or at the nearby historic Barkerville Park.

(Barkerville, named after successful goldminer Billy Barker, was a storybook goldrush town, right down to the saloons, sporting houses and gambling establishments. It attracts about 200,000 tourists annually.)

The movie industry has recently provided some short-term work for a handful of Wells residents. Moviemakers are attracted by the town’s 1930s movie-set appearance, including wooden sidewalks and what appear at first glance to be false-fronted buildings.

BOOST TOURISM

The federal-provincial report says gambling would

boost the town's economic and tourism potential. It was one of nine regional reports distributed to B.C. government

members in 1980 that were intended to suggest ways of

developing the province's tourism industry. The study cites Diamond Tooth Gertie’s, a casino in Dawson City, Yukon, as a precedent.

and community. That's what the people of Wells want.

And although the study was completed several years residents have renewed confidence now that the province appears to be moving towards more liberalized gambling laws. The B.C. government recently introduced slot machines on two provincially owned ferries travelling

ago,

between Victoria and Seattle.

Inarecent survey, all but four Wells residents signed a

petition supporting legalized gambling. POLICE SUPPORT

Even the head of the town’s two-man police force is in

favor.

Cpl. Bob Ogden, a tall-imposing man, is held in high regard by local residents and agrees gambling would

provide a needed boost.

“Can the town live without it?” he asks.

results.”

Businessman George Ferrier is a former Ontario farmer. His wife Virginia is a teacher from the Philippines. Together they operate a roadside restaurant that is a

favorite among truck drivers.

The spacious, homey eatery used to be the Lode Movie

Theatre. Country music fills the air and the walls are adorned with odd-shaped slabs of wood transformed into clocks and ornaments.

NEED CATALYST

The small, rotund Ferrier says Wells needs a catalyst to push it into more prosperous times, that “more than $300 million a year goes from Alberta and British Columbia to Reno and doesn't come back.”

Bud Wilkinson, 58, once owned and operated a

trucking company in the V: suburb of Burnaby. He moved to Wells eight years ago when a client defaulted on payment and he acquired two mining claims.

A former head of the local Chamber of Commerce, Wilkinson now pokes around in the mineral-rich hills surrounding Wells, repairs heavy equipment and runs small convenience and liquor store.

He lays much of the blame for the town's woes on Victoria's doorstep.

“They (the provincial government) have a $160-million investment in Barkerville but have done nothing for Wells,” he says.

Wells residents say that long ago the town openly allowed gambling.

Gertie's is run by the Dawson City Visitors’ Association are back into, the

“I think gambling is the biggest initiative that will get instant

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Saberhagen pitched a six- hitter Tuesday night and became the American League's first seven-game winner in leading the Kansas City Royals to a 4-1 American League victory over the Bos- ton Red Sox.

The Brewers, meanwhile, lost their 12th straight game, a 5-1 loss at the hands of the visiting Chicago White Sox.

Saberhagen, 7-1, struck out four and walked one as the AL West-leading Royals won their ninth straight home game, four shy of the team record.

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In other games, it was: California Angels 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1; Cleveland In- dians 4, Minnesota Twins 3; Texas Rangers 10, Detroit Tigers 8; Oakland Athletics 4, New York Yankees 3; and Baltimore Orioles 15, Seattle Mariners 4.

RED SOX SLUMP

The Red Sox's 16-22 record includes a grim 5-17 mark on the road. The defending AL champions did not suffer their 22nd loss last year until June 18, when they were 43-22.

“Our pitching has been de- cent. We just aren't putting hits together,” said Red Sox manager John McNamara.

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PRINCE GEORGE (CP) — Each winter for the last two years, retired farmer Reider Nilsen, 68, has got into his ear and driven more than 1,600 kilometres to school.

Nilsen drives from Kel- vington, Sask., to spend: the winter here studying welding at the College of New Cal- edonia, a community college.

“The surprising thing is there are many people here who could use this institution

" he said in a recent

“The best thing about it is all the college courses are free for senior citizens.”

A smile comes quickly to Nilsen's weathered faces as he recalls what led him to join a class of youngsters, most of whom are less than half his age.

He originally began coming here during the winter be- cause three of his six children live in Prince George.

TOO VIGOROUS

But the short, slight man was too vigorous to relax in retirement. After years of working with his hands and liking it, he discovered he could attend the college and learn welding, something he says he's always wanted to do.

Now he says the fact he can attend college while living here during the winter

is the major attraction.

“If I stayed in Kelvington I'd have to drive more than 240 kilometres to Saskatoon to attend a college,” he says.

College spokesman Sharon Delaney says few senior citi. zens take advantage of the college's tuition-free courses. “I don’t think many.of them have ever been in the college.

Delaney thinks anxiety about returning to the class- room may be a factor, but she says anyone can audit lec- tures. This means they attend courses they're inter. ested in, but are not required to write the exams.

Nilsen says even though he

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