NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge BLUES PLAYER Vic Grundy rips down 2 defensive rebound as teammate Ryan Charies boxes out Jack Lonsdale player Anthony Ho during Tuesday night action in the North Shore Men’s C basketball league at the Capilano College Sportsplex. Jack's outpaced the Blues to a 987-57 final | score. Jacks outpace Cap ien’s C League action | Craig Morgan leads winning effort with 2] _points ‘ON TUESDAY -¢ evenings and Sunday afternoons, past glory days are played out at the Capilano Sportsplex ‘gym, as players in the’ North Shore Men’ s C Basketball League hold court. ' The inescapab!e cruelties of time may have stolen a- step here, and some -hair. there, but vthe skills and -dedication these players have given to basketball : over their lives is still apparent. *. Many of: the ‘ participants played . college: ball,. both: ‘in “Canada and south of the border, and:. most..of: the names and moves are familiar to those who have. followed North Shore high. school basketball over the years, :With enough interest to fill a u 14-team Taster, the league gives “players the chance to play: five- ~ aside games, complete with the . _ Services’ of - two ‘referees, and “scoters... ° On: the. evening I visited the Sportsplex, Jack. Lonsdales was . taking. on‘ the Blues, a team comprised of former’ Capilano College players, including .the ~- By A.P. McCredie Sports Reporter current men’s’ team coach Ker. . Sherk. 2° Led by inside big man Mark ‘Marter and the skilled ball hand-.. ling of. Craig Morgan, Jack’s quickly established — themselves against the Blues. The combination of Morgan to. Keith Hornans and John Braithwaite on end-to-end rushes highlighted the passing skill. and heads-up play in- dicative of both teams. At the half, Jacks had a com- fortable 39-26 lead, with Morgan accounting for 16: of Jacks’ points, Marter for nine. On the Blues side of the ball, Ryan Charies scored 10 points in THE WEEK the first half. : During the second half warm-up, Blues head coach Sherk - jokingly told a reporter: “Go easy on us, our team has .the oldest players in the league.”’ From play in the second half, ‘age wasn’t a factor as the rested Blues rallied briefiy, with Charles ripping down a number of ,rebounds over the 6’9” Marter. After points, pressure. Hornaas found his spot at the three-point line deep in the left corner and: prt on a shooting clinic to put down the Blues’ ral- ly. When it ‘vas all -over, Jack's outpaced the Blues. to.a 87-57 victory. Morgan led ali scorers with 21. pulling within nine. Jack's. turned up the Canuck. Oldtimers stop WV police : THE: WEST. Yatiouver Police Department’s s traffic section ,is.on the lookout for vehicles being driven. by members of ~ the Vancouver Canucks Oldtimers hockey squad. : ‘And the police deny their. step- ped-up. enforcement has anything to do with the 10-3 beating the « West_. Vancouver. police’s hockey - team ‘took. Saturday night at-the - West Vancouver recreation centre “from the Canuck Oldtimers. i While the. game..was held for ‘charity, it did contain some tense ~ ‘moments, such as when West Vancouver actor’ Jackson Davies, _ who... was. playing for the ‘Oldtimers, went’ toe-to-toe with West . Vancouver’ police Const. . Ssmie Gibson.. For his effort, Davies was led . Off the ‘ice, in handcuffs, by two uniformed West Vancouver police officers. 1 "started the By Surj Rattan Sports Reporter But both Davies and Gibson had different versions of what “‘dance,’’ as public address announcer and CKNW newsman John Ashbridge put it. “I was 2 constable for 16 years _on the Beachcombers.and at the last minute [ got a promotion to sergeant. I’m an honorary sergeant with the RCMP and | guess maybe he (Gibson) took of- “fence to that, that I can outrank him,”’ said Davies. But Gibson gave a different version of the scrap. “He said something about the chief (police chief Hal - Jenkins) which I took umbrage to. I fig- ured 1’d better stand up for the chief since he was on the bench at the time,”’ said Gibson. ' The game attracted the likes of . .former Vancouver Canuck heroes Wednesday, February 10, 1993 - North Shore News — 13 ew commish livid over NHL ‘all-star’ debacle 1n Montreal — WITH HIS new five-year contract in place that confirms an annual salary of $1.1 million, new NHL commissioner Gary Bettman felt secure enough te read the riot act t _ owners and governors in the aftermath of last weekend’s all-star debacle in Montreal. Following the S¥Yales Con- ference silly 16-6 win over the Campbell Conference in what was billed as the league’s 44th All-star Showcase, Bettman addressed — and undressed — the NHL hon- chos about sweeping changes that _ would have to be made in order to market the game properly, par- ticularly throughout the United States. NBC Television picked up the live feed from the Montreal Forum for its vast American au- dience and as Bettman spoke Sunday, he knew he’d be facing the wrath of NBC executives: the very next morning. No-hit hockey is a dud and ‘ Saturday’s freewheeling exhibition was a television producer’s nightmare. Bettman, in effect, told the governors to go back to their respective offices and come up with proposals to save the 45th all-star game at Madison Square Garden from further erbarrass- ment: His audience included people named Wirtz and Norris and Snider and McNall. The very fact they sat in silence endorsed Bettman’s respeci since adopting the NHL’s big chair : from the departed John Ziegler. ' Had Ziegler tried in past years to flex any muscles, the owners ~ would have kicked sand in his face. Bettman has a multitude of crit-~ ical issues to resolve, the least of : which is ensuring Miami and |. Analieim will be able to answer _ the expansion | call in-time for next : June’s draft. Mike Keenan, dismissed as the Chicago Blackhawks’ general manager. last November, ruffled the NHL establishment’s feathers . when he said publicly: “‘I’d be = very surprised to see either expan- sion franchise up and running un- til the 1994-95 season. I think the league made a major mistake’ by. rushing into this thing.”” Keenan, some say, speaks with — authority since he’s had talks with | both the Miami and Asaheim in- vestors concerning potential management positions. - STOPS 'N STARTS: Add the name Jim Sandlak to the mix in Darcy Rota, Chris Oddlizfsos and . | Jiri Bubls. West Vancouver mayor Mark Sager was also on hand to drop the puck for the official face-off. A total of $2,989.65 was raised with $2,360.65. going to Canuck Place, a hospice for children; and $629 going” to Canuck Oldtimers of the B.C. Heckey Benevolent Association. the © Vancouver | GOAL LINES those Trevor Linden-for-Ray- , mond Bourque trade rumors ... Chicago is looking to add some offensive spunk to its lineup prior te the March 16 NHL trading ‘ deadline. Calgary’s Theoren Fleury is high on the Blackhawks’ list ... Canucks’ most dependable ‘defenceman, Deug Lidster, is deemed a valuable commacdity by the Pittsburgh Penguins tee QUOTABLE QUOTES: Under the simple heading “Oracles,” the . once-a-year publication called The National Sports Review in- cludes a lively section of quotes from sporting personalities that are a must. for the ‘‘keeper file.’’ Joe Theismann, ESPN an- - nouncer and former Washington Redskins/Toronto Argos quarter- back: ‘‘Tiie word genius isn’t ap- plicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.”’ - “s ~ Pat Williams, NBA general manager with the Orlando Magic, foliowing a contract hassle with holdout Brian Williams: ‘‘What do you have when you've got an agent buried up to his neck in’ sand? Not enough sand.’*."” Mare ‘Girardelli, World Cup’ skier, after winning an Olympic. -;° silver medal in Albertville: ‘1 - dedicate this medal (o myself because I worked hard for it myself.”’ : Don King, the questionable " boxing promoter acknowledging See Quotable page 14 Photo submitted in a game Prior to the main ‘WEST. VAN Mayor: Mark Sager drops the puck at beginning of . the game between the WV police and Canuck Oidtimers. , See Former page 21.