Nanaimo Daily News from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada • 10

IN CENTENNIAL SEMIS WILDLIFE CORNER 9 1 Watch Out Perennial Ice Contenders; PeAtictonl Face 'Terriers For Yourself BY TED BARSBY elected to continue their education, Affleck at Denver University, and Kascak at St. Louis University. 1 Affleck, still only 18, was picked as the BCJHL's most valuable player during his last two years with the Broncos. This year, he "was named to the all-star team of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in his freshman season. Kascak also was picked to the all-star team in the league in ct I miic ITnivprcitv Well, the first long holiday weekend of the year is under way, and no doubt a lot of people will be utilizing it in the outdoors.

All the camping areas will be full and everybody will be out to try and catch a fish or two. It is a good time for fishing. There are lots of blueback out on the salt chuck, besides the odd spring. Most lakes are producirigquite well for trout and there is still the 6dd steelhead in the rivers so all in all it should be a productive weekend for the fishermen. A word of caution though.

Last weekend's tragedy on Buttle Lake and on the Nimkish River should bring home to people the dangers that are ever present on the water. Eternal vigilance and caution are always needed when you are using the water because when accidents happen they happen quickly and a person does not survive too long in the cold water, so please be.careful. As much caution is also needed on the highways. The roads will be crowded as people head for their favorite lake or stream or portion of the salt chuck so please drive carefully. dressed too many men.

Meanwhile, with the series carrying on in Calgary, the 1 Broncos took the first two of three games there, and then closed out Calgary with a pair of back-to-back wins after the series returned to B.C., taking the series 4-1. Over the years, Penticton has produced a number of players who have gone on to play in the top ranks of professional hockey. Among these are Larry Hale and Larry Lund, now with the Houston Arrows of the World Hockey Association. i MANY MOVED UP Others who have made their way through to pro status after service with the Broncos in the BCJHL include Gene Peacosh of the New York Raiders of the WHA, Wayne Shaab of Omaha of the Central Pro League, Jack Taggart with the Cincinnati Swords and Dave McLelland of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. Two of the most recent graduates of the Broncos who have received top scholarships in the United States are defenceman Bruce Affleck and Jan Kascak.

Both members of the 1971-72 PENTICTON, B.C. (CP) -When the Portage La Prairie terriers take to the ice here, Sunday night, they will be facing a club that has been one of the perennial top contenders in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League. The Penticton Broncos this year started out like gangbusters and were runaway leaders in the BCJHL until late in the 62-game schedule. Then they were overtaken by the powerful Kamloops Rockets and shunted into second place in the Okanagan division of the league. With all eight teams in the league taking part in the playoffs, the Broncos defeated Ke-lowna Buckaroos in six games, then had to come from behind a 3-2 deficit to nip Kamloops in seven.

Carrying on from there to face the Chilliwack Bruins, winners of the league's coast division, the Broncos dropped behind by a 3-1 margin but again battled, back to take the B.C. title. Against the Alberta champion Calgary Canucks, Penticton dropped a bitterly-fought 54 decision in the opening game of the best-of-seven series on Pen JJ. III I plays. This year's version of the Broncos also sports several players who took top honors in the BCJHL.

Chad Campbell and Bob Nicholson finished one-two in the scoring race while net-minHpr filen Bueckert was na med the league's most valuable player. Campbell won the scoring championship with 112 points while Nicholson was just three back at 109. Longtime hockey fans in Portage La Prairie and Winnipeg may alsd remember the Broncos' coach, Don Slader, who came from Winnipeg before moving up to enjoy a lengthy pro career in the Western Hockey Bob Pedersen and I spent four days last week in Saskatoon at a meeting of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, and an interesting meeting it was. This is the first time a meeting of the CWF has been held in any other place outside of Ottawa. It was a good move, the meeting was more friendly, more productive.

The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation went all out to make sure that-we enjoyed ourselves and most of the executive of the body attended the CWF meeting and made some excellent contributions. The highlight of the trip, other than the discussions on CWF business was a trip to Prince Albert with a stop on the way at Batoche, the sight of the last battle on the Metis and the place where Louis Riel was captured. We had a chap with us named Dennis Fisher from the radio station in Saskatoon who is an amateur historian and he filled us in on the history of the so-called Riel rebellion. My recollection, from my school days, was that Riel was hung as a traitor, but apparently this is not so. Riel was hung in Regina in November, 1885, but it was for murder.

When you are in the site and the circumstances are explained to you, you sure ger a clearer picture. Here was a people that had been pushed further back from their original lands in Manitoba by the settlers and with a federal government that was indifferent to their problems who finally made their last stand at Batoche. At the same time, the Indians, under Chief Poundmaker, were making their last stand to the northwest of Batoche. The results were a foregone conclusion. The RCMP allied with the militia who had team, the two were pursued ticton ice.

This game eventually was tossed out because Calgary, hotly by various NHL clubs, but League. 1 I i nJ i Czech Paper Blasts Ahearne; Asks For Open Ice Tourneys BIG SENIOR WINNERS tt was difficult to understand Hal Jordan's rink. Pictured from left is skip Jordan, third Ernie McLaren and lead Bill Rodgers. Not pictured is the Presented with the Nanaimo Realty trophy at the Nanaimo Seniors Curling Club banquet Tuesday was ner." Ahearne is British. Lidova Demokracie proposed open tournaments in which Canada and the United States could play for a world championship only once every three years and international competitions between strongest teams in the intervening years.

TRY BRENTWOOD late Orval Jackson. Jordan and Rodgers were also on the rink that captured the Sid Clark trophy. Free Press Photo Jets Even Allan Cup Semi-final PRAGUE (AP) A Czech daily sharply criticized international hockey chief J. F. (Bunny) Ahearne today and demanded open hockey championships in which Canada and the United States would participate.

Lidova. Demokracie said problems facing hockey "will not be solved as long as J. F. Ahearne stands at the head." REJOINS PHIL-LIES PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Philadelphia Phillies activated rookie third baseman Mike Schmidt Friday and sent rookie catcher Larry Cox to the minors. Schmidt, 23, had three home runs and 11 runs batted in before he dislocated his left shoulder in a National League baseball spring training game against Cincinnati.

"why in a sport in which socialist countries play the role they do we (cannot) have at the head of Ligh (International Hockey League) a man who would care for the true interests world hockey." "Mr. Ahearne obviously rules in the spirit 'After Me Deluge' the daily said. Lidova pemokracie criticized Ahearne for disbanding the various federation commissions at end of the Moscow world championships and snapped: "The report did not say by what rights. It is, however, characteristic for this top. organ of world amateur hockey that its president, coming from a country in which hockey is hardly played at all, acts in a more than authoritative man EEflMD more modern rules ana tne greauy outnumDerea ana oui-gunnea Metis were defeated.

By the way, this was the first time the Gatling gun was used in Canada. I am afraid that it is the same old story, everytime the white man has touched or had anything to do with the native people he "has virtually destroyed them. He never did learn to live with them, he forced his way of life on them before they were ready to accept it and it has been to their detriment. It is no wonder that Louis Riel is regarded as a hero down in that part of the country and if yoti are ever down there it would pay you to go to Batoche, go through the museum and read the records. I am glad that I had the opportunity to be there and thus become a little more enlightened-on an important piece of Canadian history.

I am afraid to say though, that we have not learned a lesson from the past because our treatment of the native people in the north leaves a lot to be desired. In the rush to extract the resources from the north, we have virtually forgotten the most important resource of all, people. The Eskimos used to be known as the hapiest people in the world, but everywhere the white man has touched them, they are no longer happy. It is time that we paused in our headlong rush to develop the resources of the north, take a look at our past, then develop a plan that takes into consideration the native people. SPORTS EDITOR: MARK KIK.MK1.K A New Automotive Jobber 1 0 Nanaimo Daily Free Press, April 21,1 973 758-9118 SPOKANE, Wash.

(AP)-The Spokane Jets evened the best-of-seven Allan Cup semi-final hockey series with the St. Boniface Mohawks 1-1 by downing the Canadians 5-3 Friday night. The third game in the Western Canada championship series will be played in Spokane's Coliseum tonight. The rest of the Statistical Edge Rangers' Problem DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER Inflation Hits them out," says Hawk centre wlU be in WinniPe8-Ralph Backstrom. "There's no Spokane's Bob Trembecky way he (Ranger coach EmilL-Scored two goals in the third The Meeting Place For Islanders NEW YORK (CP) Statistics don't mean all that much in the National Hockey League.

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14 222 Ash Street, New Westminster (Sold By Mail Only) Take Thursday night when over and die. game for the Jets. John Thompson opened the Jets' Race Track Chicago Black Hawks tripped "There's no question but that New York 3-1 to take a com-, they outplayed The result manding 3-1 lead over the could just as easily have gone in Rangers in the best-of-seven their favor except for Tony O. 100 Niwly-Decorated Roomi RuUnrantDlnlni Louni. Cbut Raid I12.M la (18.1)0.

WtAlj Ratea Available Group Arranccmcnta An A Specially Call Reverse For ReservatloDs scoring at 8:07 into the first period a score answered by Dave Richardson for the Mohawks at 12:41. Gail Holden put the Jets back on top with a goal at 11:03 in the second period, countered by George Watson within two minutes to tie the game again4 2-2. Ken Gustafson put the Jets ahead to stay with his score in the second period. mil Wiilh He's been super, the difference in this playoff." WAIT FOR BREAKS Hull, who has scored four of his five playoff goals against the Rangers, agreed that New York carried the play and that Esposito is the reason Chicago has a stranglehold on the series SIMPSONS bears i7n ttt. fi Stanley Cup semi-final.

The Hawks didn't get a shot on goal until 17:18 of the first period. Rangers held an over-all advantage of 39-21 in the game. New York took 17 of 21 faceoffs in the opening period and 50 ot 76 in the game. Yet they lost. Chicago played sound positional hockey, holding the New Yorkers to a minimal number of dangerous thrusts at goaltender Tony Esposito and countering with fast breaks that caught the Rangers up ice.

GOALIE IS KEY It's been that way for New York through the series. Esposito had a bad start, blowing at least two goals in a 4-1 New York victory in the first game at Chicago. But in the next three outings he's been the key stopper and the Hawks have been the opportunists. Dennis Hull, with two, and Pit Martin scored Thursday for Chicago, Martin's goal coming minutes after Vic Hadfield had put New York on equal terms early in the third period. "But don't get ready to count Ontario Rink VANCOUVER (CP) Gal- loping inflation is levying a princely ransom on' the sport of kings.

Racetrack trainers preparing their charges for the opening of thoroughbred racing in Canada's west coast report that accelerating feed prices and rising wage levels are inflating the cost of owning a race horse. "It's a bacon and eggs problem," said one Vancouver trainer. "We're being hit by the same factors which have forced up the price of eggs, bacon and beef." Lady Linksters Play Tuesday NINE HOLE No. 1 Tee Putting. a.m.

R. Reay, V. White, A. Gordon. A.

Thompson, H. Bain, B. Crisp. 8:51 F. Hanna, D.

Furk, M. Rogers. 8:54 A. Marks, E. Mckeachie, E.

Hansen. 8:57 C. Murray E. McLeay, A. Quayle.

9i00 R. Thorpe, E. Mabee, T. MacRae. 9:031.

Lawson, B. Jones, H. McGillivary. 9:06 M. Chesser, M.

Green, M. Ockey. 9:09 A. Pearson, C. Smiley, N.

Fraser. 9:12 M. Podritske, J. Senini, M. Warkentin.

9:15 R. Murray, B. MacRae, L. Saunders. 9:18 J.

Rawlins, T. Jackson, M. Clark. 9:21 E. Johnson.

T. Webber, J. Dowsley, L. Morris. Medal Day winners were: A.

Dfv. A. Marks, runner up E. Hansen; Div. T.

MacRae, runner up B. Jones. Tuesday, the 18-hole ladies' division will play for the Gertie Piper Trophy, also a silver spoon. Last week's medal day Some trainers getting their horses ready for the April 25 opening of the Exhibition Park race reason have raised their rates by as much as $2 daily to cover increased costs. Others are sticking to their old fees, usually $10 a day, but report rising feed prices are cutting into already slim profit margins.

Trainers say it now costs about $3 a day properly to feed a horse in training. An exercise boy charges $2 to gallop older horses and $3 for the more fractious two-year-olds. A qualified groom, who cares for an average of four horses, receives a minimum of $400 monthly, which works out to at least $3.25 per horse per day. That totals $8.25 daily for an older horse. After throwing in incidentals such as tack, lini-.

ment, bandages and feed tubs, trainers report they are lucky if they have the price of a cup of coffee left from their $10 charge. Work done by veteri-narians and blacksmiths comes out of the owner's pocket. A trainer usually makes wages by grooming four or five horses himself. His bonus, as it were, comes from the standard 10 per cent trainer's share of any purse money won by his horses. "If you're taking horses at $10 per day you better be sure you've got some stock that can run," said trainer R.

P. (Cy) who has some horses that can. Bill Marsh reduces expenses by operating on the family plan. He and son Jim gallop their 18 horses between them and his wife and younger chil-dren take care of the ing. "A guy who comes here in a suit and has his help do all the work hell, I don't see how he does it," said Marsh.

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The Voyageurs, who won the opening playoff games 8-1 on Wednesday, were in command again all the way Friday night, building a 6-0 lead in the first two periods. Dave' Gardner led the Voyageurs with a pair of goals. Singles went to Yvon Lambert, Tony Featherstone, Chuck Ar-nason, Ed Gilbert, Murray Anderson and Randy Rota. SWITCH GOALIES After Lambert scored the fifth Halifax goal in the second period, the Braves removed regular goaltentler John Adams in favor of Kirt! Ridley, but to No. 10 TEE 8:45 J.

Butler. B. Cone, Currie. 8:50 R. McNiven, J.

Manzer, N. Pearson. 8:45 M. Facer, J. Harper, B.

Brennan. 9:00 E. Jackson, Y. Roden, M. Pearson.

9:05 M. Wintemute, Guest, B. Anderson. Wickett, E. Wilicox, R.

Riglar. B. Blackburn. Howey, H. Hodgins.

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