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Talking about rts in
general, Blair says “disabled
athletes are every bit as good
as the able-bodied.” In three
to five years: he says he
expects to see events for the
able-bodied and the disabled
taking place side by side.

As far as Blair’s con-
cerned, his competing in
wheelchair sports not only
helps the disabled athletes
psychologically but also is

valuable to the disabled
people watching.
“The reaction of the

handicapped people should
be, David’s a good player,
I'd like to be able to play like
David.”

He says the people should
then attempt to go out and
play table-tennis themselves
and thereby build up their
confidence.

From there they should
“maximize their potential,”
and that to Blair is the whole
purpose behind competing.

TABLE-TENNIS is David Blair's first love. Am

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The national cham-
pionships coming up in
August are also the trials for
the Canadian team which
will be competing next year
in the world Olympics for
the disabled in Bonn.

OLYMPIC AMBITIONS

“I'd like to go the
Olympics only if Barry
Butler could go to,” says
Blair showing the respect he
has for his opponent.

That’s another reason he
hopes to put on a good show
in August. “If I can win and
make him look good at the
same time, then they may
take us both.”

Now that he feels he is
past his prime as a player,
Blair is becoming active in
other aspects of the sport.

He is qualified as both’a
coach and an umpire and
says he will be acting as an
umpire when the Canadian
Regional Table-Tennis
competition is held out here
in May.

Lions Gate
swims into spring

The Lions Gate Swim
Club held an intra club dual
meet Sunday at the
Hollyburn Country Club
swimming pool from which
the tcam led by Nefl Carley
emerged victorious.

Club
divided

swimmers
into

were
two groups,

with Carley leading the Red.

team, and Cheryl Webb
captaining the Blue team.
Both swimmers represented
LGSC recently at the Pan-
American trials and winter
swimming championships.

After the confusion of the
relays had settled and all

swimmers had swum. their
best, the Red team narrowly
outscored the Blue team —
1212 to 1202.

The Lions
Club will be
weekend off from  com-
petitions but will be
preparing for the Seattle Red
Shield Marlins Swim Meet,
April 21 and 22.

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disabled athletes, he is one of the best in Canada.
(Ian Smith photo)

He has also just been
elected Treasurer of the
Strathcona Community
Centre Association, which is
good experience for him as
he is currently training to be
an accountant.

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‘Tve got to the stage
where I have to start giving
things back to the sport,” he
says.

“I’ve got so much out of it
that if somebody asked me
to do something for table-
tennis I'd say ‘sure’.”

apilano makes

ic ean sweep _

The Capilano Field

-~ Hockey Club finished up

- their first.season-by winning

both the league and play-off
trophies. The Caps came

- first in division three of the

‘< Vancouver Women’s Field

Hockey League with a
record of 14 wins against

- only one loss.

In-the semi finals, they
‘dumped fourth place North
Van III team 3-0 and won

_ the finals by beating the Vet.

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4-1.

The Vets gave Capilanos
one of their toughest mat-
ches all year, but strong
defensive play by center half
Roxanne Rousseau and full
backs Sheila Morrow and
‘Moira Duncan held the Vets
just one goal. Pat
Macleod set the fast tempo
of ‘the game by scoring
within the first five minutes
of the game.

Towards the end of the
first half, the Vets scored a

General Manager Bob
Ackles announced recently
that veteran slot-
back/running back Terry
Bailey has signed a three
year contract.

Bailey 6-0, 200 Ibs., was
the Lions’ top territorial
protection in the 1974
Canadian College Draft.
Utilized primarily as a

break-away goal to tie the

“score. It remained that way

for most of the second half
as the teams played _end-to-
end hockey. Late ‘in—the
second: half, Terri Drain
scored on a long drive from
just inside the circle to put
the Caps ahead 2-1. Fionna
Phillips added another
moments, later to make it 3-

.

Roxanne Rousseau tallied.
the fourth and final goal
when she scored on a

‘penalty shot awarded to the

Caps during the last minute
of play. -
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Team members this year
included _ Roxanne
Rousseau, Pat Macleod,
Janet Bates, Terri Siggers,
Fionna Phillips, Suzanne
Mathews, Terri Drain,
Sheila Morrow, Lynda™
Haering, Moira Duncan,
Christie Simpson and Heidi
Oetter.

ley with Lions

backup to Lou Harris in the
backfield during his first two
seasons, Terry came into his
own upon being moved: to
the slotback position.

Perhaps his best year was
in 1977 when he started the
entire season at slotback and
pulled in 50 receptions for
558 yards. =

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