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The Calgary Albertan from Calgary, Alberta, Canada • 12

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tI: TIFFANY'S RESTAURANT 721 li Aw NW 282-4777282-477 BANQUETS WEDDINGS PARTIES MONTHLY MEETINGS Up to 150 People THE TIANSCINDENTAl MEDITATION PROGRAM PHONE 269-6781 12 THE ALBERTAN Tuesday March 1 6 1976 Fans mob Newfoundland rink: for Premier V-l-l fc St JCv srv Jv' TihJ vid adl rw n'jj- WATSON hard to believe and it until we got here tonight at the airport that it Rally hit us" ho added said the MaeDuff rink received about 200 telegrams which they taped on their hotel room walL Ontario Premier William Davie telephoned hie concratulatfone "This haa got to be one of tha most popular wins in tha Briar to date" Stent said "It was a thrill Just to he Uan won praise from several quarters for his post-boiupiel speech Cole a Newfoundlander who broadcasts some National Hockey League games mentioned the MaeDuff bonspiel win during play-by-play of a Montreal Canadiena game at the Forum went to the Canadians dressing room following the game to chat with a couple of old Mends on the team and Ken sented the rink with 1977 Canadian Summer Games pins and city council flags Cole who skipped Brier rinks in 1971 and last year said he always believed Newfoundland rink would win the national title some day Frank Stent elected third vice-president of the Canadian Curling Association at its annual meeting in Regina aaid the victory will do a kit for curling in thia province ST JOHN'S Nfld (CP) welcome Chico and the men" said Bob Cole as about MOO persons mobbed Jack MacDuff and his championship Canadian Brier rink never been as proud in my lib to be a Newfoundlander" Premier Frank Moores said amid the chaotic scene Sunday night at Torbay airport The terminal rocked with cheers of No 1" as MacDuff snd his rink stepped from a plana bringing them back from the Brier at Regina "Jack MacDuff for somebody shouted Mr Moore said I understand Jack Is a The cool-headed skip of the Newfoundland rink nicknamed by mainland Journalists who noted hit resemblance to the young character In the tele-vislon series Chico and The Dryden called me over asked ms to pais skmg con-gratuleationa to Jack for the speech he gave after winning the Brier "Dryden considered it one of the best speeches he's ever heard considering tha circumstances and the emotion that most other people would have experienced under the same taxpayers Mayor Dorothy Wyatt said as she pre e-t--j i i 1 4 l-- 7 '4 -'A-- v' l- -x A 'V vi 4 'v 4 4' NT i Shakespeare re-visited With apologies to William Shakespeare the Bard of Aron offer an updated version of his classic tragedy Macbeth With a Met SCENE: Regina Saakatchewan-the city plains and Exhibition Stadium DRAMATIC PERSONA: SPARKES King of the Purple Hearted CHARLEBOIS son of Gurowka LANG on of Tetley former Xing ad the Purple Hearted UBS EL DEBLONDE ANHOLT SOKOLOSKY ambitious skips of the Army of the Purple Hearted SULLIVAN HacDUFF noblemen of the HarlUmes Three Wise Men any assemUed triumvirate of Canadian curling reporters DUGUID Manitoba patriot ACT I SCENE I (Before a hearth in a Regina watering hole) First Wise Man: When shall we three meet again In thunder of rocks and swish of brooms? Second WUeMan: When the writing's done The contests lost and won Third Wise Man: That will be ere the week is run First Wise Man: Where the place? Second Wise Mas: At Duluth Third Wise Man: There to meet with (pick one) Urscl De blonde Anhott Sokolosky ACT I SCENE II (The same hearth Enter URSEL DEBLONDE ANHOLT 1 SOKOLOSKY) ALL: What are these So wither'd and so wild in their attire That look not like inhabitants earth And yet are ont? Speak if you can What are you? THE THREE WISE MEN: All hail: Hail to thee Princes of the Provinces Hail to thee that shalt be Kings hereafter JPJh Fans big jiiestion in volleyball How much will having too home crowd behind them affect Canadian participants at tha Olympic Games this summer at Montreal? Some indication of what could happen with vocal support could be supplied at tonight's international volleyball match between the teams of Cuba and Canada that begins at 8 pjn at too University of Calgary Local volleyball officials are promoting a vocal crowd by offering an autographed volleyball to the school or group demonstrating the most support with placards cheers flags etc And in addition front row seats will be reserved for tens with musical instruments The Canadian team which opened its five-game cross-Canada tour against toe Cubans Monday night in Vancouver could use all toe support it can get The Cubans who have been preparing for this Olympics for the last 10 years are ranked No 7 in the world to Canadians No 20 The match should also serve as something of a preview of too Olympics as toe teams will compete in the same round-robin preliminary pool The unofficial goal of too team is a finish between No 5 and No 8 although the official position of the Canadian Volleyball Association is that No would ho sufficient The Cuban volleyball team features perhaps toe highest lcaper in the world in the person of Diego Perra credited with a vertical Jump of 52 inches Mgh enough to reach the top of a basketball backboard The highest vertical jump of Canadian is 43 inches by Garth Pisehko The Canadian team features two former Calgarians captain A1 Taylor and Eli Bomancfaych CP Wlraphoto left are Toby "MacDonald and behind him is Doug Hudson Jack MacDuff and Ken Templeton BRIER WINNERS ARRIVE HOME Members of the Jack Mac-Duff rink arrive home amid a snowstorm Sunday night after winning the Brier curling championship in Regina Saturday From ACT I SCENE Ill (Before Exhibition Stadium Enter SPARKES LANG HacDUFF SULLIVAN assorted skips) SPARKES: This arena hath a foreboding presence The air hu the odor of a bam and is an affront to our gentle senses MacDUFF: The Newfie does approve The Prairie breath smells wooingly here there may he pillars When the people seat but I have observ'd The lee is keen To meet Czech National team Spurs face toughest test today talent is usually injected Into the national team especially when the home side is faltering on the scoreboard The Czechs will have an advantage In aga over their Canadian counterparts According to Julius Kovac who along with Vladimir Sus-tek co-coaches of toe national side their players range in age from 18 to 17 with a fow members nearing their 18th birthday The entire team was 16 years or under prior to the start of toe current season against averages in the series contest is toe first of three meetings between Canada and toe Cxech nationals According to tour organisers the Cxechoslovak Union of Sports toe Cxech Nationals will be made up of players competing on toe five teams in toe Trojaka tournament Based on past experience on tours to toe Soviet Union by too Wrigley national champions tbs past two yean new Mood and experienced By DOUG PHILPOTT Special Te The Albartsn LIPTOVSKY national midget hockey champions will meet their4 'toughest teat of their eight-game 15-day Csechoslo-vakian tour here today when tha Canadians play the Ciech national Junior team Canada represented by the Calgary Spun winners of toe Wrigley national midget hockey' tournament last month have three wins in starts thus far Sunday Spun won the championship final of tot seventh annual International La-dislsva TroJaka memorial junior hockey tournament In this tournament Canada faced three of toe top five Ciech regional teams which also competed In to event Spun outclassed their opposition in both skatlng'and shooting while outscoring them 23-10 toe best goals for and stands up and moves to cover tha angles very well not excitable when the opposition is firing heavily on coach Jack Schofield plans to play the Nationals the same way he did the opposition in the tournament we can contain them in their own end and get possession quickly in our end of the rink we can continue to play Schofield said can skate with them shown that already" Schofield uticipates a hard close checking and fast skating series against the nation' sis Czechs have a lot of good players They had some talented boys playing in the tournament It will be interesting to see bow well they play together on toe national team I think we will have some dandy hockey looking forward to these games and so an too players It's toe big Silvertliome defeated BMW DEMONSTRATORS NEW 1975 MODELS RAkm( Me' UmltMl Quantity Now Ml FPfluto World Lfcdl 203 Moclaod Trafl 253-9433 Thia left BO Manitoba and defending champion Saskatchewan as the only remaining undefeated rinks in competition The Alberta rink is skipped by Jill Silverthome of toe Cat gsry Club THUNDER BAY Alberts'! representative in toe Canadian Junior curling eham pionshlp Silverthome rink was defeated by Vicki Collins of North Vancouver Monday Tour booty may be handful ACT II SCENE I (Within Exhibition Stadium Enter rinks ready for second-round play only to find DEBLQNDE still finishing his first game) MacDUFF: How goest tha night by? DEBLONDE: The sun la down ist? I have not heard the eloek MaeDUFF: And she goes down at eight (8:30 in New foundland) ACT II SCENE II (Within Exhibition Stadium SPARKES hu fallen the -Victim of HacDUFF) MacDUFF: Confusion now hath made his masterpiece Most sacrilegious upset hath spoiled i The anointed land and hu stolon The hearti of the people ACT II SCENE III (Within Exhibition Stadium Old Man in tha bleachers hakes his head) OU) MAN: Threescore and ten I can remember well Within the space of that time I have seen Hour dreadful and' things strange but this awe night Hath trifled former knowings Tis unnaturaL ACT III SCENE I (Dressing room in Exhibition 6tadlum Skips gathered together to give instructions to ANHOLT URSEL and DEBLONDE for ambush of SULLIVAN and MacDUFF) ALL: Our fears in Sullivan stick deep Tis much he dates And to Ms infectious enthusiasm He hath the knowledge to skip safely But we will advise you when to place your rocks Acquaint you with the perfect aid Fort must be done tonight And with To leave no rubs nor rolls in the MaeDuff that keeps Mm company ACT III SCENE II (Later in the same dressing room DEBLONDE eon-fronts ANHOLT who let HacDUFF slip away) DEBLONDE: Then up to me I had else been perfect Slow molasses but steady a rock But now I am bound in By saucy doubts and foari ACT IV SCENE I (Backstage at toe CBC Television booth Enter Thru Wise Men meeting DUGUID) THREE WISE MEN: Double double toil and trouble: MacDuffi breaking bubble (Enter DELONDE to seek reinforcement for Ms goals) DUGUID (to DEBLONDE): I commend your pains DEBLONDE (to DUGUID): I conjure you by your all-seeing eye answer me to what I ask you THREE WISE MEN: Do blonde shall never vanquished he Until Telegraph Hill to the mainland shall come against Mm i ACT SCENE I 5 (Back on the lee at Exhibition Stadium CHARLEBOIS confronts MacDUFF on the lee trying to win for his neighboring Prince toe right of bead-on battle His mentor "Dlxia-Joa" tells DEBLONDE about toe telegrams dotting (snd dashing?) the walls of toe MacDUFF fortress) DE BLONDE: If thous speakest true then I shall stay on tbs until famine strikes those that stay for the ceremony i ACT SCENE II (On sheet of lee a little way removed HaeDUFF strike Ms 'final decisive blow) CHARLEBOIS: Let ns he beaten Jf we cannot fight (Tha battle over HacDUFF embraces hi unit Toby McDonald Doug Hudson and Ken Templeton History haa been npule tragedy averted and Newfoundland ha finally become part of tha Dominion) MacDUFFr My frienda rd flnkmatei -c- Henceforth he Heroes the first that ever Newfoundland hKltch-wnataotftr niraedtWbetVmmiSttw St John's However if toe Czech need added strength it will be at their disposal as they also operate Junior divisions in both the 18- and 19-y ear-old brackets Also included in the older age groupings are some of their most talented 15 16 and 17-year-oMs who have been elevated because of their on-ice superiority over players their same age "The Canadians era a very good skating Kovac aid "The players are very strong in too arms and Sustek was most impressed with shooting and aggressive forechecking "The Canadians shoot very well and are accurate with their Sustek said do it without hesitating if they see they have a good chance to The Czech Nationals have practiced at least once as a unit since the tournament ended The majority of players on the Czech side have played together either on regional teams or during July and August when they hold their hockey camps for National age groups Darcy Way refused to debate opinion He preferred to let his work between the pipes do the speaking Way 16 has played in all three of his games and has been one of the most steadying influences on too club In toe final he was performing near miracles in the Canadian goal especially early in the game when the Czechs tested Mm with nine tough shots stopping them all In comparison the Canadians get a shot on the Slovakian net until after six minutes of play and Spurs scored goals on both their first and second drives Beren Zdenck coach of toe Bohemia entry in the tournament and a formal goaltender with the Csech national team refuted claims goaltender is good" said Zdenck Signs with Cowboys MINNEAPOLIS' Minn (AP) Pat Westrum a former defenceman with tha defunct Minnesota Fighting Saints hu signed with Calgary Cowboys to May too rest of to is season with the World Hockey Association team lawyer Keith Hansel said Westrum will Join the Cowboy for tonight's game at Edmonton The 28-year-old Westrum who is 8-foot-lO and 185 pounds is a Minneapolis native Neufeld had been particularly Impressive in 5-3 victory over the defending champion end boat entry Kosice VSZ team Sunday Neufeld set the example and his team-mates followed did the forechecking the right said Schofield first we contain them in their end Wa worked harder and wstained the preiaura in their end of the rink for a considerable time and it paid off in goals When we got good shooting opportunities we put toe puck in the net "The Czechs make tha heat of a number of good scoring chances when they had them They'd wait too long or shoot wide when they had the whole net open Then Way frustrated them on a number of It appears the Spun will have their hands foil in the upcoming games especially against the powerful national squad Hitting and strong skating si characteristic of the Czechoslovakian hockey game at all age levels winning- The Wrigley in Canada I assumed we would be playing midget-aged teams over here but apparent now we Schofield said "We could have a fow dandy hockey games yet" His cautious predictions an warranted A reliable source indicated none of the players competing on any of the five Czech tournament entries could crack the national current lineup SPUR TIPS The status of Greg Skoreyko and Fat Vallely for game is unkonwn Skoreyko haa a stretched tendon in Ms inkle while ViUely! left knee is swollen after blocking a hard slap shot in game Schofield must have been a mind Rader ea ha dressed ell II of his players for the tourney finale Usually ha goes with 17 players in uniform Calgary fins have been IS strong at the past two games a quiet bmwh though who appear to be suffering from too much ef good timea or have lost their voice Locals are cheering as much is for their own teams finale was televised nstkmally in Czecboslovikia A video-tspe may be quirad to show toe fans back homa when the club returns By DOUG FHILFOTT Special to The Albertan KOSICE Czechoslovakia Calgary Spun' coach Jack Schofield may need toe help of a Canadian custom expert when he returns home from Czechoslovakia Schofield hopes ha have to pay toe Import tariff on two the and March that Spurs have for booty after winning toe seventh annual international Ladiitava Trojaka Memorial Junior Hockey Tournament But junior is word that haa Schofield a little worried found out by talking to Czechoslovakian hockey officials tost Junior under their definition can be any Mayer between IS and 18 year in Schofield laid A lot of toe players we saw in tha three games we played an pretty Mg and are definitely older than most of my players" According to toe by-laws of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association players had to be IS-and-under at toe beginning of the current season Just how toughr the Chechoslovakian national team and two regional clubs Calgary has yet to play waa seen in toe early part of championship final a 7-3 victory over previously undefeated Slovakia Tha high-flying Czechs cam out skating and MtUng and completely dominated May throughout to first six minutes (Slovakia) were aware that wa had good club and they really turned it on early and played their best Schofield said They had us naming around for a while and were forcing toe play causing us to make mistakes beeausa we were not able to adjust right Schofield credited the outstanding performance of goalkeeper Darcy Way as being toe saving grace which kept toe Spun in th game when the (techs constantly busted the Calgary goal was the key tie came up with some fine saves tost kept us in One of the 'adjustments Schofield made waste reinstate six foot one Inch 175-pound defenceman find Ncufold 'back up on the left wing with Greg Stamijer Stamler proceeded' to' sdort three times after the adjustment had been made if WHEN YOU BUY ONE OF MY CARS YOU BUY ME I personally guarantee that you'll be happy with the deal with the car with the service I'D net only help you save a buck but the buck steps right on my desk should you ever have complaint 2 Dr 6072 LEMANS 4 Door temper atr $5813 YOU GET KEITH McKAY WITH EVERY CAR AT McKAY PONTIAC BUICK 771 1 MACLEOD TRAIL 253-2222 HT Coup Sleek Re 1727 Independence lad 158-2 kUN automatic pewer brakes fleer ate rew defeppw Haled pleas leap preep radle till leerlii wheel beach seat A 4.

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