B8 - Sunday, April 17, 1983 - North Shore News

CANADIANS MANAGER TO TOSS OUT FIRST BALL

Saturday, April 23rd at
twelve noon the Annual
Opening Day Ceremonies
for Forest Hills Little League
teams will get underway at
Eldon Park. Over the past 15
years, this has been a major
event for youngsters in the
Forest Hills area and their
parents.

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Canada. With Rick as
captain, the team went on to

win three national
wheelchair titles.
Simultaneously, he was
involved in basketball,

where his provincial team
won four national titles in
five years.

In the following years,
Rick directed his athletic
efforts towards marathons.
In 1979 and 1980, he was
awarded the Physically
Disabled Athlete of the Year
Award.

He has a Bachelor of
Physical Education,
University of B.C., the first
disabled person to complete
this program.

Lenny Marriott was
disabled by polio at age 1%.

Despite his disability he
became interested in sports,
taking part in Lite League
baseball and track and field
at an early age.

At age 12 Lenny started
weightlifting which
ultimately led to his in-
volvement with the
Wheelchair Sports
Association in 1976 and
subsequent participation in
major sports events in-
cluding marathon, power
lifting, body building and
karate

Running
to stop
hunger

On Sunday. May |
several thousand runners
will take to the streets for the
twelfth running of the
Vancouver International
Marathon Approximately
5O of the runners will wear a
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A total of 375 players from
T Ball, Pee Wee, Major and
Minor, Pony “A” and Pony
“B” plus Colt teams will be in
attendance for the opening
day festivities. This is also
the day that each team lines
up for their photographs to
be taken. It’s important that
each team player is in at-
tendance and in uniform.

With over 15 years ex-

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perience in handling opening
day ceremonies, the logistics
are not as horrendous as
would appear. The president
of Forest Hills Little League,
John Wittig takes the big
event in his stride now. He
can afford to due the help he
has from over 125 parents
who act as_ umpires,
coaches, managers
scorekeepers and ground-

skeepers.

The day always’ runs
smoothly and gives everyone
a true feeling of community
that is so prevalent on the
North Shore. Although the
opening day is Saturday,
April 23rd, some games will
have already been played
leading up to Saturday to
accomodate the = tight
schedule in the coming

months.

Here is the breakdown for
the entire league this year.
There are 6 T-Ball teams, 4
Pee Wee teams, 4 Major and
Minor league teams, 4 Pony
“A” and 4 Pony “B” teams
plus 2 Colt teams. A total of
28 teams in all turning out
for spring ball. Also of in-
terest, is the fact that four
games will be played im-

Forest Hill little leaguers ready

mediately following
official ceremonies.

Dick Phillips, manager of
the Vancouver Canadians
Baseball team has _ been
invited to throw out the first
ball - he has consented.

All friends, parents and
relatives of the players are
invited to attend as the 1983
Little League Baseball
season gets underway.

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