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. Page 24, January 1 17, 1979 - North Shore News .

Played against the best

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Early in his career,
Bennett realized that if he

pushing for including the
sport on school curiculums.

The low cost of the game,

wanted to grow in soccer thes general fitness level of

and make a career from the
game, he would have to sell
himself outside of the
Vancouver area.

The fact he is taking the
south by storm shows the

: CHRIS BENNETT |
young man is on the right
track.

This talented athlete sees
a tremendous growth in
soccer in the states. Even in

Arkansas, an area which
could be considered a soccer
‘wasteland’ there is amazing
interest.

‘According to Bennett, the
younger players from the
south could easily be
matched with any teams.
And many, many parents are

the sport as well as the good
attitude put across by people

involved in the game are all
_~Feasons given for the in-

crease of soccer throughout
the states. -

Bennett tells of addressing
many service clubs and
Organizations in the
Arkansas area who are all
requesting more information
on what is the fastest
growing professional sport in
North America.

It's been a_ successful
venture for Bennett who
gives much credit to his first
coach,-on the North Shore,
Fred Wardroper. ;

While Bennett was born in
London, England, he didn't
play any organized soccer
until he came with his
parents to the North Shore
when he was seven years of
age. ~ .

But it didn’t take him long
to pick up the game. He has
spent four years on the
Canadian National team
pray ng_ against some of the

lds’ great players in East
an - West Germany,
Hur pary, Poland, Cuba and
Malta to name just a few

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4 before returning to Canada
After completing high where he played with

‘school, he went to England Vancouver Whitecaps and

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