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‘same calendar year, he strode across
the provincial sports scene at a time
when pro sport hereabouts was a
minor item.
Capilano recruited him as its first
ever member because of that fame, a
year before he won his national title.
‘There might have been more of
them, except World War II broke out
~-a month later and national golf com-
. petition didn’t return until 1946,
. But his lasting accomplishment
‘remains his win in the 1936 Jubilee
- Open, the first ever PGA Tour stop
__in Vancouver. It was the depth of the
Great Depression and even though
the total prize money was just
$5,000, all the top U.S. pros were —
“here. ;
.. The course was old Shaughnessy
on South Granville, long since given
~" “over to housing, the Van Dusen
_ Gardens and Eric Hamber high
; school. Ken’s father, Davey, was the

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pro and that’s where he learned to
play while working as a caddy on
weekends and after school at the
same time as another young Buy
who went on to considerable fame,
Stan Leonard.

He never had a formal fesson
from his dad, who bent over back-
wards not to show him any
favoritism. But he certainly had local
knowledge and he put % to good use.
Especially on the final round, when
he shot a course record 63.

The runner-up and the leading
pro was a young man who, earlier in
the week on the day of the first prac-
tice round, dropped into the Sparling
sporting goods store on downtown |
Granville..He had a bag of clubs on
one shoulder and wanted to know
which streetcar would get him to
Shaughnessy. .

That probably was the last time
the legendary Byron Neison ever
had so little money he had to ride a
streetcar to a tournament. It's also a

story someone should tell Greg
Norman the next time he complains
about how much income tax he

ays.

Black lost to Edmonton police-
man Henry Martell in the final of
the first post-war Canadian Amateur,
then gave up competitive golf a cou-
ple of years later to concentrate on
managing his father-in-law’s printing
business.

Ernie Brown, a caddying con-
temporary of Black’s at
Shaughnessy, tells a story of Ken
and Capilano’s original club pro.
Jock McKinnon, playing a round at
the ‘West Van layout in the early —
1950s.

Black was adding up their scores
in the clubhouse when, says Brown,
he tured to Jock and said: “You had
a 91 and I had an 89. If } can’t play
better than this, I'm never going to
play another round.”

Brown says he was as good as as
his word,

From page 15

; ‘ories, but winning the Stanley Cup ‘was probably the -
best”

Punctuating the induction festivities, which includ-
ed press conferences, photo shoots, luncheons, a live
coast-to-coast broadcast, and catered social soiree,
was the’ opportunity for everyone — stars and regular
folks alike — to mingle with their favorite heroes.
Hockey Night in Canada broadcasters Dick Irvin and
Ron MacLean as well as executive producer ‘John: -
“Shannon were also in attendance.” : .

It was a good night for trades too, as wonderful old

" stories were shared; It was particularly heartwarming ~

when player-turned broadcaster Westall told me about

“Bun” Cook. “El tell you how much he loved hockey. °

When I was a young fella playing with the Niagara

ling tales of hockey’ S past

Stanley Cup champion with the New York Rangers, he

was like the assistant trainer with the Kingston
Frontenacs. 1 went down there to play hockey, and the
man who was getting me tape and helping me out in
the dressing room, was none other than “Bun™ Cook.
“T couldn't believe that this wonderful man, who
was so gentle and such a great hockey player was like

the assistant trainer. This was “Bun” Cook, who sat

beside me in the dressing room and wanted to do
nothing but talk hockey. He just wanted to be around

hockey players and the game,” said Westfall.

To hear those memories first hand was a thrill. To
be among those legends, a real privilege. One can
only imagine how. proud Lord Stanley would have
been of this group of alumni and of the first-class
event honoring them:.

-But then, perhaps he was in n attendaiice, on cloud

Falls Flyers, he had not only, retired as a two-time

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