Calgary Herald from Calgary, Alberta, Canada • 44

iiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiMimiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiNiii If A Quarterback Was Cut, It Had To Be Gabler "Raimey has some great moves," said Symons, which is the supreme accolade from one football player to anoiher. "He's a lot faster than you think and I understand he's a good blocker." Gabler, who had been Argos' quarterback the three previous years and the top passer in the east in 1968, departed as he arrived, confident and affable. He had a few regrets but he didn't question the coach's judgment. Gabler, always a gentleman, seldom criticizes anybody, even his most severe critics. "I'm leaving here in a good situation and that's the way I prefer it.

I hope for an even better situation at the other end. I'm optimistic. Pete Liske left here too didn't he and he did pretty well for himself." "It was a tough decision to make," said Cahill. "I still think Gabler can be a fine quarterback but you have to move when a chance like this comes along." Gabler's teammates criticized him in the past because, they said, he was fascinated by certain receivers (Taylor, for instance) and if they were covered he wouldn't, or couldn't, switch to alternates who were in the clear. They also questioned his impulsive running excursions, figuring there were more qualified backs to do that job.

Some players thought Argos should have won some games big last season instead of merely scratching out a win. They blamed Gabler's inconsistencies. Some didn't have much confidence in him, By REX MacLEOD (Special To The Heraldl TORONTO Tom Wilkinson figures his recent promotion may compel him to start shaving every day and cultivate more refined habits than chawin' snoose. As first string quarterback of Toronto Argos he will have to look more like the stainless, steely-eyed type. All QBs are supposed to look that way.

It will be a major effort for Wilkinson. In dress he leans to the rumpled, disarranged look. He often has a day-old stubble. Away from the practice field he if seldom without a paper cup in which he deposits the residue of his chawin' tobacco with an astonishing accuracy. That may not sound like the complete quarterback but there is nothing casual about Wilkinson when he takes charge of a football team.

He's tough and thorough and an instant innovator. He can read defences, he executes well and he is an able tactician. These are the things his fellow players and coaches say about him. After the first three games they can submit statistics as evidence. He has the best passing percentage in the East.

He has thrown 10 touchdown passes, the same number as Russ Jackson of Ottawa. That's not bad for a fellow who went to training camp figuring he was 'here merely to exercise the backs and receivers. There was no apparent dejection among Argo players over Monday's trade of Wally Gabler to Winnipeg Blue Bombers for Dave Raimey and other considerations. All were aware a trade was coming. Most agreed, if a quarterback had to go, it had to be Gabler.

Wilkinson had done a more systematic job in training camp and in exhibition games. "I don't want to say anything about it for a few days," said Wilkinson. "Anything I would say might be taken" the wrong way. I'm relieved, some of the pressure is gone but I still have a lot to prove." Argos' pro back Bobby Taylor wasn't nearly as reticent. "I think it's a helluva deal for us.

Raimey's a great player and he never gives up. In that game against us last week he was still running with the ball on their last play. "I said a year ago that Wilkinson was the best quarterback we had in camp. Two years ago Eagle Day was the best quarterback we had in camp. They cut him." An Argo lineman, who requested anonymity for obvious reasons, said he admired Raimey's ability.

He added a postscript. "But he won't get away with that crap around here like he did in Winnipeg, blaming the linemen for all his Bill Symons, the Schenley Award winner last season, hopes the arrival of Raimey will take some of the heat off him. Symons is playing out his option and he has received some static from coach Leo Cahill that he isn't busting his britches when he carries the ball. If A 1L I VALLY ARRIVES IN WINNIPEG Gabler and Bombers' equipment manager Bob Jones III1IIIIIMIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1III1IIII1IIIIIII 1 1 1 II II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II I illll 1 1 1 III II 1 1 1 1 1 1 III I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II I II I tllll 1 1 II II 1 1 1 III 1 1 II If 111 1 1 1 1 1 Ill 1 1 III 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 New Plans For Duncan llllll HlllllllltllllllllllMIIIMIIMMI WORLD SPORT 1969 PAGE 44 Hal Fans For Raimey But He Had To Go By JACK MATHESON Special To Th Herald ItllltlllllllllllllllllllllMllllllll TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, WALKER 1 Herald Sports Editor WINNIPEG Dave Raimey for Wally Gabler. It all depends on where you sit.

Dave Raimey good deal. He hasn't been happy in Winnipeg, but with his off-beat personality there's no guarantee he'll be any happier in Toronto, or Ste. Hyacinthe. Change of scenery could change his outlook, but only if everybody b'peks. Wally Gabler good deal.

He'll get a chance to play now, and in a more casual environment than he was in. Easier to be a hero in Winnipeg, but only if he wins. Excellent off-field prospects, because people buy stocks and bonds in Winnipeg too. Joe Zaleski laughing. He needed an established quarterback more than he did a halfback, even one like Raimey, and it's likely that Gabler was the best he could get, on either side of the border.

Winnipeg wouldn't sit through the education of another quarterback, which would undoubtedly mean they would happily sit through the execution of a losing coach. Leo Cahill laughing, but it sounds forced. If Wilkinson's a winner, Leo's a genius, but if Wilkinson's sword blade develops a dull edge, men will be running around fitting Leo for a noose. Leo's head is there for the taking, unless Raimey can carry him 110 yards to safety. Another Shot For Butch But Pressley at last, one more shot.

Pressley is an active soldier again, and the halfback job is his as long as he can handle it. He won't bust long ones the way Raimey did, but he'll try a lot harder and he won't sulk if the blocking breaks down. Amos Van Pelt nervous. It was Raimey who talked him into joining Bombers, who looked for three years to find a suitable runner to go as an entry with Raimey. Now they have Van Pelt, who could be a winner, but here's Raimey? Jim Duncan up tight.

There he was, up to his boxer shorts in preparation for a Winnipeg team quarterbacked by Don Weiss with Raimey running from right half. Now jt's Wally Gabler with Butch Pressley. Back to the drawing board, with the big one just a day away. Meanwhile, out there on the avenue, where the problems of the universe are solved hourly, the natives are a little restless. Yes, of course Raimey was a little squirrelly, but people identified with him because he fought with the establishment, a popular indoor sport.

You'd think, to listen to quite a few of them, that Zaleski had turned the wife and kidstin on a color tv. Malcontents immediately reached for the phone. Call the football writers, call the open line shows, call the cops, call Ed Schreyer. They can't do this to us. Raimey A Folk Hero? Suddenly Dave Raimey is a folk hero.

But he'll be in a different sweater now because Bombers wanted to go first class and they had to pay a little more. Students of the game appreciate that the Bpmbers needed a quarterback a lot more than they needed Dave Raimey, but the- natives were hard to convince. A month ago when Raimey was popping off publicly for the benefit of coach Joe Zaleski, the business of a trade came up and it didn't sound kke a good idea then. Raimey was the box office magnet, the Bombers wouldn't dare. But a lot of things' have happened since then, and Raimey had to go.

The Bombers will not only survive they'll sit up and take nourishment, starting on Wednesday night. Certainly the Stampeders will see Gabler. It takes a football writer an hour and a half to get ready for a game, why should a quarterback need more? He started cramming Monday night, the course will continue today and Zaleski has promised that the fans will get a chance to volley for Wally on Wednesday night. He wouldn't say how much. night.

Cross finished third in the Gem-petition, behind second-place Mike Whitaker of Calgary who is shown behind Mahoney in the centre of the picture. (CP Wirephoto) TAKES A BREATHER. Bill Ma-honey of New B.C. breathes hard while being congratulated by Peter Cross of Beconsfield, after winning the men's 100-metre breast-stroke title in Halifax Monday II I 111 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 RETURNS. Offensive back Leroy Sledge, 22, (above) and Marlon Briscoe, former quarterback with Denver Broncos of the American Football League have been called up to B.C.

Lions for five-day tryouts. Sledge was cut from the Lions earlier this year. Showing Third Games Action DAVE RAIMEY any happier? Kasting Lost To Team HALIFAX (CP)-Bob Kasting, gold medal-winning swimmer from Lethbridge, at the Canada Games Sunday, was taken to hospital Monday with appendicitis. The 19-year-old sprinter, who won the men's 200-metre freestyle final here when the games opened, was operated on Monday afternoon and is lost to the Alberta swimming team for the rest of the games. Leslie Cosman, Alberta's swimming coach, said Kasting spent a restless night and complained at breakfast of abdominal pains.

He was moved to Victoria General Hospital for examination. Kasting, elected captain of the Alberta swimming team for the games on the strength of his victory in the 200-metre freestyle at the national -championships in Montreal last week, was the mainstay of his province's team. "Losing him is like losing our right arm," said Cosman. "Our morale is a bit low because of it, but we're beginning to recover." B.C. coach Derek Snelling agreed Kasting's loss would jeopardize Alberta's over-all standings.

While he didn't believe Kasting's presence would prevent B.C. from winning the over-all standings, "he's an exciting swimmer and would have made quite a difference in providing the events in which he was entered with exciting finishes." The man who many consider Kasting's only peer in the swimming sprints in Canada at present, B.C.'s Ralph Hutton, missed the qualifying rounds. He arrived in Halifax Monday but was not eligible for the night's final events. Snelling said he planned to enter Hutton in the relays and the butterfly, an event the 21 yeir old Campbell River. B.C., native has not competed in for several months.

Meanwhile, the Canada Games casualty list lengthened. Doctors at the games medical control centre declined to disclose names of athletes injured or ill saying "ethically, we can't give out names." THE MAN HARDEST HIT by the big deal between Toronto and Winnipeg on Monday was a most improbable one, a Kansan name of Dick Monroe. Change your defences, Dick!" was the cry that echoed through the Stampeder coaches' room and directed at Stampeder defensive coach, the affable Dick Monroe. Like any team which comes up to a with Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the "key" was ion Dave Raimey. How to stop this magnificent runner and what will he kill you with next? jMonroe, along with head coach Jeems Duncan, now will have to cram to decide what to do about Wally Gabler and his option running.

There an be little question that Gabler will be 'on a crash course to absorb Joe Zaleski's offence. He began his studies on a late Monday afternoon in And people are wondering out loud who 'did really win the trade between Toronto and Winnipeg? My first impression was that Winnipeg was helping Argonauts to a Grey Cup, but being realistic about the trade you have to concede that both teams jwon. 1 WINNIPEG'S HEAD MAN, Joe Zaleski, and the irritating Raimey never did get along, despite Joe's patience. Raimey is a hard-to-handle character who finds his emotional outlet in knitting doilies, of all things. Not knowing much about doilies, please don't ask me to explain.

Crocheting might be the word, a pretty mundane thing for such an exciting athlete. But all people to their own skills. The question now is will Raimey succeed in unravelling the close-knit Argo harmony over which Leo Cahill labored long hours to achieve. If anybody can spoil that, Raimey is the man. His case history in Winnipeg was as a recalcitrant who criticized his own coach, his teammates.

Maybe criticized isn't the word. He demeaned them period. GABLER, ON THE OTHER HAND, is one of the more personable personalities in the CFL. He is an assured young man who feels he has the tools to make it big in pro ball and money is no object, his father being a relatively wealthy Michigan bakery owner. Wally has great pride and at this stage of his de--velopment he reminds a lot of Peter Liske when Liske was apprenticing as an Argonaut.

And surely you haven't forgot Pete the Passer and his skills this I quickly? This could be a big plus for Earl Lunsford, Zaleski and the Blue Bombers because they sorely needed a 1 quarterback with the CFL experience of Gabler. If Gabler develops in Winnipeg then the Bombers can be considered a reasonable WFC threat. Similarily, if 1 Tom Wilkinson can keep his hot hand in the East and Raimey runs in his accustomed manner behind superior blocking, Argos will chase Ottawa right to the wall for the pennant. I TOOK A POLL of the Stampeders on Monday and here were some of the quotes I got: Jim Furlong "It sure will help Toronto. If he (Raimey) gets blocking he'll tear that league apart.

He's every bit as good as (Vic) Washington." Larry Robinson "I think Winnipeg got took. They should have got more for Raimey. I don't think Gabler has proven himself." Jerry Keeling "A pretty good deal for both teams. Gabler wasn't playing and Winnipeg needed a quarterback. Raimey's bound to help Toronto." Ron Payne "I'm with Jerry.

Toronto is looking for a Grey Cup and they got the player who might get them there." Bill Redell "Good deal for Gabler. He wasn't playing. Winnipeg gets a quarterback and Toronto gets a breakaway runner." Ron Capham (who centred for Gabler and Argos last season) "I think Wally will be happy to get out of there. He wants to play." (Ron became a pappa on Monday, by the way, his wife Trisha presenting him with a 7'2-pound baby girl, Kim-Michelle). Herm Harrison "Raimey's attitude at Winnipeg was bad.

One man doesn't run a ball club. With the running game Toronto has they'll be terrific. But Raimey's attitude could upset everything." Bob McCarthy "Toronto's going to be terrific. Cahill has a way of treating renegades. It's probably good for Winnipeg, too.

But Toronto's going to be tough now." Frank Androski "Winnipeg must be happy with (Amos) Van Pelt. I'm just Raimey is playing in the East now and not the West." Alberta In Early HALIFAX (CP) Although British Columbia proved its superiority in swimming, Ontario climbed to the top of the medal and points standings at the Canada Games Monday, sweeping the rowing events and continuing to dominate in lawn bowling. Ontario oarsmen won five events Monday, the province's swimmers posted three victories and the bowlers added another triumph to bring the total gold medal count to 12 after two days of competition. British Columbia was close on the heels of Ontario with nine gold, 12 silver and six bronze medals. Ontario had a single silver medal and four bronze.

Calgary athletes, particularly in swimming events, excelled although they did not collect any gold medals. One of the top performances of the day was turned in by Timac Jeanette Lein-weber, 21, when she tossed a no-hitter in womens fastball during a 6-0 victory over Prince Edward Island. Miss Leinweber said it was the second no-hitter of her career. "I wasn't expecting it," she said. "I don't really think I pitched that well." In the pool, two Calgary swimmers won silver medals for second place finishes and another picked up a third-place bronze award.

Earning second place was Mike Whitaker in the 100-metre breastroke and Dean Buck-boro is in the mens 400-metre freestyle. Brad Storey. 19. placed third in the 200-metre mens backstroke, Kim CassMy got a fourth place for Alberta when she finished well in the women's 400-metre freestyle. Another Calgary fastball team, the Power Chief Braves, left the city this morning for their competition which begins later this week.

George Harris was beaten 6-0. 6-0 in tennis by Bob Bed-ard of Quebec. Miss Gurr won a gold in the 200-metre backstroke to go with her gold in the 400-metre indivilual medley. Ron Jacks, 21, of Vancouver, took the 400-metre freestyle and Bill Mahony, 19, of New Westminster capture'd the 100-yard breaststroke. B.C.

teams roared off with both men's and women's 800-metre medley relays. In both, the winning times were good enough to become Canadian native records, but technical problems loomed when some officials ruled that all mem-Deng of a relay team had to be from the same club. Frank Groff of Vancouver also won the gold medal in the three metre springboard diving. Ralph Hutton, 21, of Campbell River, B.C., was late getting here from the United States national championships in Louisville, but he was in time to lead the B.C. 800-metre relay team.

Water skiing makes its Games debut today, but the divers take the day off to return Wednesday for the 10-metre tower event. There will be gold, silver, and bronze medals at stake for both men and women in the 100- and 200-metre freestyle, the 200-metre butterfly and the 400-metre medley relay. Team Nabs The South en by scores of 8-2 and 6-1. Falun took the pee wee boys title with victory over West Hill-hurst. Falun took the opener 31-7, lost the second game 8-3 and then rebounded for an 8-5 victory.

Edmonton took both girls championships that were competed for. In the bantam class they swept Cambrian Heights 6-5 and 8-6 while in the midget class they lost to Okotoks 15-12 before coming back with 9-6 and 13-7 triumphs. Today's calendar called for action in baseball, field hockey, tennis, soccer, women's softball, swimming and diving. Lawn bowling and sailing were scheduled to end. Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia were leading separate divisions in field hockey.

Nova Scotia and Ontario led two of the divisions in soccer but Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, B.C. and Manitoba were tied for the top in the other two. Ontario leads one section of the women's softball, but Manitoba crept into a tie for first place with Alberta in the other division. In baseball. Nova Scotia leads section and there was a three-way tie atop section A Ontario, B.C., and New Brunswick.

But if the lustre was out on Lake Banook where Ontario powered through every event, the drama was in the steaming confines of Centennial pool. Angela Coughlan, 16, of Burlington, Donna Gurr, 14, of Richmond, B.C., and Bill Kennedy, 16, of London, all became double gold winners. Miss Coughlan added the 400-metre freestyle to her 200-metre freestyle; Kennedy won the 200-metre backstroke to add to his 100-metre backstroke championship. Crescent Park Only Title Fcr Crescent claimed the only title for southern Alberta in provincial minor fastball championships held during the weekend. The Crescent Park midget boys swept a best-of-three series from Wetaskiwin by scores of 14-2 and 11-1.

Wetaskiwin, however, claimed its second consecutive bantam boys crown, edging Thorn-cliffe in a series that went three games. The Calgarians won the opener 19-11 but then were beat GAMES' SCORES MEDAL STANDINGS Gold Silver Bronze Ontario 12 1 A B.C. 4 Alberta 4 5 3 Manitoba 3 5 n.s. 2 1 Quebec 1 3 SasK. 1 1 N.B.

1 TEAM SCORES Field Hkey Manitoba 1 Newfoundland 0 Ontario I Nova Scotia 2 Saskatchewan 4 P.E.I. 0 Ontario 5 Alberta 2 New Brunswick I British Columbia 2 Lawn Bowling Triples Nova Scotia 23 Saskatchewan 13 British Columbia 23 Quebec 16 New Brunswick Ontario 23 Alberta 11 Manitoba Ontario 20 Nova Scotia 10 B.C. 25 Manitoba 19 New Brunswick 16 Saskatchewan 15 Quebec 12 Alberta 2 New Brunswick 27 Nova Scotia 16 British Columbia 25 Alberta 12 Ontario 32 Saskatchewan 13 Manitoba 11 Quebec 16 Soccer Ontario 4 New Brunswick 0 Manitoba 13 P.E.I. Newfoundland I Saskatchewan 0 Alberta 2 Quebec 2 Baseball Quebec 6 Manitoba 4 Saskatchewan 2 Ontario 6 Newfoundland 4 British Columbia 5 P.E.I. 0 Nova Scotia 13 New Brunswick 2 British Columbia 1 Alberta 5 N)va Scotia 6 Women's Softball P.E.I.

I Quebec 2 Alberta 5 Nova Scotia 2 Saskatchewan 0 Ontario 5 N.W.T. 4 Manitoba Nova Scotia 8 N.W.T. Manitoba 16 Queoec 1 Yukon 0 Saskatchewan 13 Newfoundland 0 British Columbia 7 Newfoundland 0 Ontario City Champs Pedersen Brothers defeated Forest Lawn 8-4 Monday to win the Calgary intermediate ladies fastball championship. Pat Brown pitched the victory and Marlene Saunders took the loss. llie Campbell's arc comm.