"Page 12, November 15, 1978 - North Shore News J had ‘planned to come at you. today with a few helpings of. righteous indignation over the Toronto. syndrome. The Canucks, a group of young men. who sometimes do. hockey team impressions, changed my mind. No doubt you are familiar _ with the Toronto syndrome, — that > omniscient | state . of | ‘mind - which | “perceives: Toronto - to. THE - _ ‘Canadian — ‘fact: ee - other © words, what Toronto sees as - right and proper for Toronto’ | must, as a consequence, be right and proper for the rest of the country. . ‘It’s a father knows best - the — nation’s movers and shakers _ _ live in Toronto and they look situation: . Most of at their. city’ in. Engine Charlie Wilson _ terms. He, you may remember; is the onetime’ GM president and - Eisenhower cabinet: member. - who made himself. famous with the line: | 3 . “What’ S: good for General - ‘Motors is good for ‘the nation.” My indignation, such as ie was, » peaked . ‘Saturday. evening during the Hockey | - Night in Canada. telecast” ‘when this coming Saturday's TV schedule’ was nounced. Montreal. Canadiens versus Vancouver Canucks would be seen. only regionally, in B.C. and Quebec, while the Toronto- expect to pay. super, social activities. _ arrogant, an- Curling, hockey, swimming, figure skating, games rooms, lounges, cabaret. And a host of other . ‘And, with this phase of our expansion completed come spring, we'll have a lot more going. 4 new Ste ‘Louis game would be carried nationally. . Eight ‘provinces and the territories would. see that game on the * screen. Only two provinces would see the other one. CONTROLLED _ FROM TORONTO fat-headed, made-in-Toronto CBC decision, I said. to myself. A . typical, Okay, the. Canucks aren't avery good team. The ‘Canadiens figure. to spank their. bottoms -working up more than a bead: of perspiration. As a contest, the game could be a total bust and there would ‘go. the ratings. Everyone would switch channels. . . But at : least the. Canucks * are better than St. Louis, the — Blues being a few points -behind them in the Smythe Divsion standings, with the . “worst” goals-against’ record” this «side of the National Basketball Association. They don’t figure to give the Leafs much of a problem, either. - Quite aside from this, the Canadiens are the best, most _ entertaining team in hockey, Get a lot more going this Winter Fora lot less " We've pot a lot of great things goin for ou at the North Shore Winter Club. For alot ess t n you'd 1325 East Kelth Road North Vancouver, B.C. . Canucks at least do have the . based team, with supporters city, may~ have a few sup-. should have been relegated. - to the CBC’s Ontario region; _ without. way, it must have known the. out. the Pacific Coliseum _ they were. about to subside . - into last season's bad, boring og chabitse 2 | " racquet ball courts, 4 indcor : and 4 outdoor tennis courts, saunas, whirlpools, steam rooms whole lot more, "Anda Come see for yourself. The ’ a lot going for you. n join the club that S got For more information, plea mM 985-4135 or drop in and pe se call Marie Ward at NORTH SHORE WINTER CLUB 985-4 135 | “continue to play the | way > they did in that. 4-0 loss to “. Philadelphia, they . could be the . means . of ‘destroying ‘televised sport. The CBC. is 7 danger. the smartest thing | the CBC "exciting. TV. coverage: of a _ non-aggression pact? ‘When you ‘turn the cameras ‘onto - wants. to see: ‘rows of - faces, 7 losed, ently snorin ? the one most Canadians like : eyes ¢ c 8 y g? to watch. ‘While no Rolls- | Royce operation, the- virtue of being a Canadian- in places other than B. Cc. The nondescript Blues, Ee from a-faraway American porters in Canada. But they can only be the close relatives of the guys who. play for the team. This game the Vancouver-Montreal clash should have been the one on the national network. ALL-KNOWING CEC So, on general principles, | § I, of course, am right; the & CBCi is wrong. g But the CBC must have [ known something the rest of us didn’t. In some all-seeing Canucks were going to stink against Philadelphia Sunday §@. night; that despite their { shiny .new haberdashery, So, my apologies to the. § great Toronto minds making all those big decisions for the CBC. You have to respect anyone who can spot the makings of an_ electronic lemon from . 3,000 miles away. If the Canucks rac. vets club. smart enough to- spot the So, restricting them to - regional coverage may be . has done since: the’ cor- poration was invented. I mean, how! do.-you. provide . the. paying customers, who . - In. the. game. -against ‘the | Flyers, the Canucks were: aad | FOR TENNIS, SQ | AND RACQUE We worked hard all summer to get everything ready for a preat winter season of tennis, squash, and racquetball, And we finished! Construction is now completed on all phases of the Club’s expansion. To our. original four indoor tennis courts, we have added two outdoor courts, three squash courts, three racquetball courts, and, we have expanded our beautiful viewing lounge. - Now is a better time than ever to join Vancouver's most successful racquets club. And we've made it easier too. Our reasonable initiation fees may be paid over a number of months. 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