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Do jyou. realize that aair. ..
of Canadian golfers recently
won the World:Cup of Golf? ..
Or.. that: the. Canadian ski.

_ team is, now, reputed as the
best: downhill: ‘bunch in the
world? Or that th Canadian.
~ World Cup Soccer:team won
their zone preliminary match
finishing ahead of not only
the United States - but |
Mexico? |
*Then ‘too, there. was the
world wecord. performances
by young’ ‘Steve ‘Collins, the
ski-jumper. ‘at: an ‘-inter-
national - meet in Thunder

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‘There aré strange’ things Bappening: out there: in

ancouver Minor Hoc

Bay recently,:
. Strange.:

“Canada: dgnot. normally find.
‘ourselves <in..such a. high: _

profile _

around. the
in. such:

4 fEmts position
“world, espécially. -
variety of: "Sports, |

“both individual 2 atid team, _-.

However, in _ true
Canadian fashion, the. actual
impact ~.of “‘these recent
events has not yet sunk in.-

WHO, US?.

While the ‘rest of the world
is in awe over that big finish

ANOTHER GOAL for North Vancouver bantam team is scored by Number 14, but it

in ‘the first World Cup: down-
‘hill, we in saceine eee a

‘And how's ‘many wivednaie

/Canaidgabout: the, World golf
“Then, of course, how
many Canadians are even yet

aware. ; that’ -Canada ..- has-

advanced 40, the . second

round of the. World Cup oF

Soccer, a soméwhat heady
feat?.

you heard that were sade. ih:

-_omplishments of
athletes sqsurprising. |
“a We are. not. a‘country who
adulates ~.the. athlete.
Especially if-he. is nota
hockey - player,” It is; in-
hockey alone’ that we lavish
any pride or sentiment or

national excitement.
sIn footbail, most _ prefer
they BU: 3S.-“variety;~ while’

soccer is still very much the ~
new boy on the block, hardly-

yet'seen: ‘across the nation.
“Wes area | people who seem
‘most-:

& ‘reluctant to have

" Berpesi and réluctant: to:

~ adniit that: ‘anything that our.

“ * athletes shave done~ is. truly

"deserving “Or /aagerhatiqnal
renown.

NOT GOOD
ATMOSPHERE

yo

" While this is not neces-

"sarily. wrong, ‘it does not

create an atmosphere™ con-
gene to SUCCESS.

* When Canadian athletes

¥8t it is. this attitude, this~.-succeed, with the usual

apathy that makes the ac-

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Metro hockey standings

Statistics as of December 22, 1980.

ey Association Bantam tournament
at Karen Magnusson Arena and the North Van. Rec. Centre this week. (lan

GP

Dave Zinn (Pi. Cog.) 6 0 82 «23 x3

Compiled by efi Darrmamt(WV) 9 10 12 220 1D
Rick Keat(Mimcers} 14 9 13 22 10
ANDREW MUSTARD Mark ingram(WV) 14 6 16 22° 10
Kevin Gouchee
METRO LEAGUE (Mineers)} 30 9 20028 20
STANDINGS Time Buber (WV V) a3 2 8 20 4
Mitch Butler (INSWC) 107 13° 20 6
Steve Stoart (WV) to «66 4) «620 4
GP WoL T GF GA PTS Dave Holowaty
WV Roches 15 15 0 © 100 44 30 (NSWC} 0 067 13° 20 6
NV Mineern 58 7 6 2 82 70 16 T. Lawrence
Pe. Coq. Blazers 12005 7 0 45 46 «(10 (Ba we) 2 92 6 8 3
NV Picasso, 14 #4 8 2 62 & 10 Bob Murphy
NS WhuerCluab 112 #3 06 2 64 = 65 8 (Picasso's) 207 a) (8 42
BWCBaroms 85 3 102 40 0 a Bremt McLaren
: (Pa. Cag.) 6 8 9 ‘7 25
INDIVIDUAL Steve Szrenten
SCORER LEADERS (Mimoera) 3 6 oN? yo
John McEown .
; . (Muncers) if 2 | 5 16 8
vos GP co AS rs PIM DanHogan(Mincers) 14 10 AG 4
Dan Corrigan (WV) | 14 16 23 Steve Barker (NSWC) 10 6 9 SS IH
Craly Domnefy Dave Burgen
(Picasso's) ) ee Poe ee 2) 2 (Picasag’s) 2 6 9 aS 28
Pat Rotheabush , Barry Mulvaney iWV)13 6 a ia 2
(Muncers) 13 88 830 2H 2S Craig Narmdnd (WY) 13 6 8 z
Nos Sawan (WV) 4 = O%& 4 «623 2 Durricy Penman (WV)11 0 4 9 3 2
Ken Mooney Brian Chathicld (WV) 4120 3 mw A} 8
(Muneers) 4 15 7 32 TS Rex Bledler(WV) 10 1 12 43 (80

exception of hockey, it is

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these

"succeed, ~

generally through their own
accomplishments. .

They. are _not* pampered
and fed ona’ diet: of their own

~ press clippings. They" are

_ tempered by the fires of
tonliness and dedication. By
many hours of dull, plodding
training. And by small meets
and events where the players
aften outapimber the spécta-
tors. - ‘s al

?

When a Canadian floes

his:.. ‘ ability to, fight against’ -
longodds i indeed. |

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aan _ o.
an te

“alike. the major powers

“ofthe United States:and the

or.: of. the
devastating -

Soviet “Union,”
smaller yet |

sports - program of East’. “have‘a
. Germany, Canada spends

very little on her athletic
program and her athletes.

Generally i in this country,
the athlete pays his own way.
Even at the: professional
level, the athlete, outside of
hockey, and a very few foot-
ball players, is not paid an

he “pas proven |

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outrageous
money.

- amount

the. Sport; a
the” “risk of 2 us
constantly prevalent.

NOT EASY

; very: little
glamour,: in. early morning
runs, or practices’ :- when
- every-musdle is. ‘screaming in.
agony. Nor..is there much”

ot f

easy. road. Yet’ ‘they ‘
haye Proven,.cspecially over |
. the past few weeks, that they
can beat the very top:

But: if you “do ‘stop! to give
them -“praise, . “please. don't ©
start that juvenile. chant of
‘we're number. one.” ne:

Remember, these guys did :
it on theifown. - :

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