Fn oe NR mm AE ve Wreerera- ergy EFT ET Terrace scrub ball . \ on deck After a long, cold: - winter. of seuttling from fireside to office, . about 00 amateur athletes in Terrace will be getting back into shave on the diamond during this year’s scrub league softball play. League organizer Ken Grange said 1977's league was so successful-24 teams were involved-that it was decided to try the fun and. fitness event again. A total of 39 teams; have signed up for this year's legue, . Most of the participants are from - teams orgainzed through their | place or work. Banks. ' provery stores, humerous Hretail outlets, govern- ments agencies and church groups have got teams in the league. Juft about every organization in town is entering a team, Granger sald, League play will not have advance schedule because the games -will be played on 4 challenge ‘basis starting May 1, but Grange said he expects - an average of 10 teams will be playing each evening at ball fields around town. Golfer recalls great round Ken Black had all the advantages little boys aspiring to become great golfers dream of, He was . the son of a golf pro, had his first set of clubs when he was three and lived right on the- golf course. -He had a ‘couple of other necessary ingredients. He loved the me and worked hard at improving his own. Ken was the son of Davie Black, the pro at Vancouver’s old Shaughnessy Golf Club, when that lush links was located at 33rd and Oak, where Vandusen Botanical Gardens is now located, He set and broke the club record twice at the par 71 track. But his listering eight-under- par 63 on the final round of the 1936 Golden Jubilee Tournament, where he beat the likes of Byron Nelson, Jim Thompson and Horton Smith - the best U.S. professionals of the day - was the highlight of his illustrious golf career, in which he resisted the urge to turn professional himself. “Oddly enough," said * the 66-year-old Ken who oti plays the game for un, “I never, from ray dnd. He won occasionally, give mb; a Ee 4 Amateur title in 1939 and was. a finalist on three other occasions. He was ‘a member of the B.C. Willingdon Cup Team, an unprecedented 11 times; B.C. Amateur Champion three years, and was Canadian Western Open champ and B.C. Closed titlist as well. “Ek was a caddy at _ Shaughnessy,” related Ken, who .also played soccer and baseball, ‘‘I. would pick up the good points wheh caddying for good golfers. I tried to emulate what they did His first major ac- ‘complishment came when he reached the finals of the B.C, Amateur in 1928, He was 16. . “But the highlight of - my career was the Jubilee Open. Nelson had utted cut on the 18th and nished with a 278 (four- round) total, when we were teeing off on the 10th." “Jimmy Thompson, said to me we had to get in at three-under to tie. I shot a 29 (after a 24 on the front), for 275 and Thompson finished with a dalesson 8 He would’ ; threesome on: the course - it ‘We.were ).the...Jast. couple of pointers on my and the real highlight was swing andthen I would go ' and practice, but he - never spent hours on lessons with me,” Interestingly, both father and son were origional inductees to the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1966. - Father cut quite a swath through the professional ranks and son- did the same through the amateurs... as well as the professionals. Ken won the Canadian Home help walking up to the 18th een. There had to be ive, six or of seven ' thousand people knowing - Thad won the tournament and after defending his three titles in 1946, Ken retired from tournament play. : But with spring in the air, he'll be polishing up the clubs for Phe another season of golf, - “It's a great game for companionship and fellowship,” says Black. s NHL teams win with support — if you were a betting’ persén and wagered on home, teams in the n ght games o the ‘National Hockey League Stanley Cu quarter-final playoff series, you were an easy winner. : All the home teams won their: openers Monday night -with Montreal Canadiens drubbing Detroit Red Wings 6-2, New York Islanders trouncing Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1, Boston Bruins clipping Chicago Black Hawks 6-1 and Philadelphia Flyers bouncing uffalo Sabres While: the Canadiens ‘got off toa rather slow start against the “Red Wings in Montreal, there was no doubt they were ~. the better team once they got their legs again. Montreal coach Scotty. Bowman, said he felt early penalties assessed by re eree Ron Wicks ‘slowed the Canadiens ‘down a bit, And Detroit coach Bobby Kromm said neither club played well in the contest which was watched by only 15,085 fans. . ~ “We helped them by making the mistakes we made,” Kromm said. ‘I was. very unimpressed. We-mad¢ too many basic errors. ; “Rive of the six goals they got were gifts by us. - We literally made it easy for them,’ a ‘COURNOYER NETS Two le, “Team captain: Yvan NR al rer cilentirccnitenevtnar tae siryecitnrwteraterede “rants fo Cournoyer scored two goals to. lead Canadiens attack and also had one, assist playing on a line with Rejean Houle and Pierre Mondou. At Uniondale, N.Y., the Leafs came out with the same bumping and grinding style they used elinminate Los Angeles in two straight games - during the preliminary round, “But let's face it, this. team is a lot tougher physically than Los Angeles,” said Toronto coach Roger Neilson,’ “Whether they played that much better ,in the firat petlod ig something we will have to find out. ' Mike Kaszycki and Mike Bossy each had goal and an assist as the Islanders streaked toa 0 lead in the first period. In Boston, Peter Mc- ' Nab scored two goals and assisted on another to lead the Bruins to their’ triumph, ; Boston had a 41-25 edge in shots on goal. and: Chicago coach Bob Pulford noted that his club had to be stronger in ’ {ts own end. “We know what they do and it's a questlon of heing up to counteract them,” he said. Despite the vietory, Boston coach Don Cherr "What is this, a set up? Four years ago we beat them 8-3 and they came the , was: not overconfident, © An end of summer tournament will be held ‘ probably in September’, to determing their year’s ‘Winning team. The Heraid will be carrying results from- all of the scrub league games as they are played. oe Mag peste he f THE HERALE Wednesday, April 1% 1978, PAGE § the -federal _ {must protect the future of Mayor Cec Purves says overnment professional hockey in Canada's three Worid Hockey Association cities. Purves says that message was given to Iona Campagnolo, federal minister’ for fitness and amateur sport, by the mayors of Edmonton. Winnipeg and Quehec City at 4 meeting in Ottawa Friday. Unless Ottawa uses Its Jeverage to maintain hockey as the country's national sport. Purves told a news conference on Monday.’ Edmonton, Winnipeg and Quebec City could one day “be left out in the cold," The mayors . outlined their cities’ needs for federal financial Rodgers wins Boston run BOSTON (AP) — Bill Rodgers But another trophy on display in his local sporting goods store today after winning the Boston Marathon in the closest finish of the event's 82-year history, “What was unique about this race was that I hada guy on my tail right to the finish line,’’ the 30- . year-old former school eacher sald Monday after winning the Boston Marathon in two hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds— only 18 seconds off the course record he set in 1975, . He was chased to the finish line by unheraldéd . Jeff Wells, a 23-year-old seminary student from Dallas. Wells charged home in 2:10.15, Jerome Drayton of Toronto, the 1977 winner,. started the race despite being hampered by .a pulled hamstring muscle suffered last weekend, but dropped out early. Rodgers, winner of four- marathons last year, wore down his chief rivals in the field of 4,212 starters in the 26-mile, 365-yard Hopkinton-to- Boston rut. He also won the New York City Marathon last October and the Fukuoka Marathon in Japan last December. Frank Shorter, the 1972 Olympic marathon champion and the 1976 runner-up in Montreal, was the first to wilt Monday, falling back halfway through the race, finally settling for a 2ard- place finish in 2:18.15. Finland’s Eda Tikkanen faded on the three hills, including famed . Heartbreak Hill about six miles from the finish, but hung on to finish third in 2:11.15. Jack Fultz, former Georgetown star and winner of the 1976 Boston run, was fourth in 2:11.17, followed by Randy Thomas,' a Rodgers protege, in 2:11.25. Gayle Barron~ of Atlanta was the first finisher among the field of more than 200 women. Her time was 2:44.52. assistance in operating WHA arenas. Purves said Mrs. Campanolo- indicated “the doors are not closed to federal funds,"" She told the mayors that she will push for extension of the Loto Canada lottery beyond 1979 to raise money for sports ‘assist- ance. Quebec City is seeking federal funds for a 5,000- are continuin ccetatiatate etace: tetetahatere te .055505 8%, atatatataty oetel e's Kod “a a eet ns a. 208. "ares" ee sa chataetetetedeset ecsensniecearceseocisests eatatate: We're Listed. Here! if you wish your Bu Sebo ‘ KR 4 o 4 oy ey for your: customers please call Campagnolo meeting pushes Loto spori. funding seat arena addition while Winnipeg is exploring the possibility of building a new facility. Edmonton wants $3.7 million to- cover debts from construction of the Edmonton Coliseum as part of Ottawa's com- mitment to the 1978 Com- monwealth Purves said discussions with Mrs. Campagnolo firt fo arrange financing ii» the debts. “I: wedon't make a move now to entrench hockey as u national sport we eoutd lose it.” Purves said an economic war exists ‘between the WHA and Games, Natlonal Hockey League which could ultimately destroy hockey in in an ef- Canada. we%eTatoteteatatatatateraratelete’ aera. ty New Business Not listed BOYDS BODY SHOP - 635-9410 TERRACE OIL BURNER SERVICES - 435-4227 THE HOBBY HUT - 635-9393 THREE RIVERS WORKSHOP .- 635-2298 GEMINE EXCAVATING - 435-3479 Free - for ONE month courtesy of THE DAILY HERALD. siness Phone B.C. Tel Directory. 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