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Little eague ©
prez honored.

‘A longtime supporter and tireless volunteer
has been thanked in the sontetine-thankless
world of amateur sport.

N. Van club
hosts B.C.
tournament:

WHILE North
Vancouver slept:
Saturday morning, -
A7 men and women |
armed with s sabres,
foils and epers : gathey,
ered at Seylynn “Hall.

Highland! 6 Little League president Dan MeLiaughlin
veils tivated the Investors Grow Community: Sport
‘Administrator Award during the recent B.C. Coaching
Sembnar in, downtown Vancouver. "The first-date, B.C.
wide award is designed to recognize high quality Teauter-
ship at the local, community level,

Melaughilin started coaching at the age of 17, and atier
‘somewhat reltictantly taking over the position of Lite
Teague president due to his young son's involvement in
‘Tebally has now logged ning years'in the post: scene from Nightmare on:

“We are conunitted to supporting | ihe work af volun: Bo ; ; . . : : : : Klin Street Part 10, dogsn? ts:

_teerled sport organizations, reeagnizing the importance ; . abaacy EN i. as f a a} it
of the coachathlete relationship,” North, Van direstor of” | = el : eiakaabetes ve
Reereation Gary Young wrote in his letter of recommen:

_ dation, “In our community, no one exeniplities the high
quality, common sense and eare fora local sport organiza-
‘ton more than Dan MeLaughtin,”

At the award ceremony, McLaughlin gave credit to his
wife Rosemary. and ‘his: family for-their: support aiid
patience over the years. Rosemary noted that Dan proba-,
bly wouldn't have made the conterence and award pres

{sentation if it was sunny that day. It wasn't, It was raining.
“Baseball practice was cancelled.

Battle of the Gaits
inN. Van tonight

~ By Andrew McCredie

‘Sports Editor.
‘andrew@nsnews.com

. WHAT a gate!
- "The much-anticipated meeting of the Gaits ta
‘tonight at Lonsdale Arena in North Vancouver, +
Paul Gait leads the: ledgue‘leading North Shore
- Indians into battle against his brother “Gary's Victoria
* Shamrocks in Western Lacrosse. Action. Game time is 8
"p.m.
P: “In the last’ meeting of the Victoria twins, in Victoria on
May 29, Paul scored! seven goals and made three assists in :
a thrilling game the Indians won on’a last second shot.
As of Monday, the-Indians were tied for first place with
New Westminster — both teams attl4 points, but the
‘North Shore with one less game played, Maple Ridge was’
"ne point back at 13, followed by Victoria and. oquitlan si
“at 12, and Burnaby in the-basement with three points. °° fencing camp is being held
Curt Malawsky leads all Indians in‘individual player Ri ‘ oe So, oS ‘ at Capilano College August’
stats with 39° points in_nitic, games. played (15 goals, 24 TNH . ‘ mR ; ; ae A 18-22 for. boys and girls
assists), good for third place ‘in che WLA standings. ° a Ne ' ot “aged 10-17. Cost is $95;
(If you. can’t make it to.the game tonight, check out -To register call the college .
"Rogers “Lacrosse Game of the, Week” this Sunday, June — * at 984-4901 or 984-1737, °
22 at 3 Ri m.) : For ‘more info” call ‘North’
ae Van Fencing’ Club head

Soiinds like the pening

}the Seymour

part in three ‘tourn

reaping, simultaneously _
_ the BGS Novice
‘Tournaments: for Foi! aud
Epec,* andé the 9B,
Championship ;

5 nietaie host ay

‘claimed the ell an
in all th
Medill

1) Mont Whiteman :
2 Erin Fitszimnions
3) Brian McGlashan’

(1) Laura Lytviak
a | Reiko Andre

place; "'Epee, mixed
wir L) Neil

3 Curtis Ricl ter

» Sabre : as
1) Matthew. Yew.
2) Dayid Hopps

a Patrick Tam“ "

3) Tom Prowse ©
~The; one-day come
‘tion marked the end of the |
4, 96-97 season. A summer

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

“MALCOLM Easton throws up. a defen é during a ‘match ‘at last Saturday's B.C.
Novice Fencing Championships. Hosted by the’North Vancouver: ‘Fencing ‘Club at

» WITHOUT : a doubt, as: last week's
Pork S. Open made apparent, the all>”
time hardiest and put-upon sports

ret
customers, are golf fans. os

“YOu can cheek out your agent’s‘bald asser-,
tion in, August by attending the Greater
Vancouver, Open’ at Northview: Golf &
Country Chub.

Consider how good the football or hockey
fan has it, He can park his car immediately
adjacent to the stadium or arena. Or public
‘transit will deliver,him to, within two or three
bimecks of his destination.

Once there, he has a roof over his head
and a comfortable, tip-up seat from which he
can see the entire field of play. Ihe wets | hun-
gry or thirsty, a concession stand is only steps
away, Or the provender j is delivered right to,
his pew.

He's encouraged to make noi
nvise he can. When nature calls, p

All the
nif and

Wer equipped loos are close by: All the ¢le-

Ne
“ments of comfortable spectating are there! for
him to enjoy. \ :

Seylynn Halt in North, Van, the annual event attracted fencers from.g across. ‘B.C

Now, consider
the zg golf fanOn
a good day,.and
if he gets there
early enough,

he may berable -,
to park, his'car.”
no more'than’a
mile from the:
course. Hf he
takes a bus or

: rapid transit,

same distance, maybe more:

The price of admission entitles him ¢ to do
as he’s told. Stay behind the ropes, Be quiet
and don't move when'a player is-preparing to
shoot, So, you're only five-foar-eight, you: re
four rows behind the ropes and you ean’t see
a damn thing through all chose'six-footers in’
front of you? Well, that’s just too bad, Better
luck, kid, on the next,hole. But’ be prepared

fo run your butt, olf to gera better vantage.

polat... ¢ i
(In days of old when Babe Ruth dominat-

ed baseball and Walter Hagen’ was, pro: golf” $
il

superstar, the two played a “charity match with
a brass,band in attendance, blaring out when-:
ever the musicians felt like i it, andywith the
spectators ‘Urged to act as if they were at a
ball -game.- Hagen shot a sub- “par round and
Ruth had the best 18 holes he'd ever
~ known). “
Food and drink? Don’t try the clubhouse.
It’s a no-go area’ for ticket buyers. Reserved ”
for’ members, officials and the players. If you

look hard cnough, you'll find some food and

drink tents out there, on the course. Gotta
go? Search around and j join the lineup ata,
port “a john: "

And if one of those summer, storms kicks

Y

‘Lup — thundey, lightning and rain — and play,
has ta stop ‘fora couple of hours, as it did lasr,

weekend-at the LLS. Open, ail you can dds.

_ run for the best cover possible: the trees. But

who wants to be soaking wer under a tall tree 4
when there's lightning: ip there?
(“Notme, “ Lee Trevina once cracked, *

» stay ouron the fairway and hold a one-iron -.
over my head. Even God can’t hita ane-
iron. Yc:

coach Zbig at. 984-2157?
. . eo

So, given these grim circumstances, why
do golf fans snap up all.the available pricey
kets and head, like unquestioning lem-

cmiings, for thé tournament site when the big

name pros come to town?
f No doubt many are personality chasers, »tOy
whom the fine points of the game are less
simportant than the guys demonstrating them.
2Remember Arnie s Army? Then there are the
“people who just have to be there because:it’s!
«the fashionable place to be. The snob ele-
“orem. SA
° But the’ ‘majority, in your agent's opinion, ,
a form that other army — the frustrated hack- ©,
vers who figure, by watching how the pros
» grip the lub, haw they: swing, ‘how they |»,
pronate: their wrists, how much they open or
close the club face Gn various ‘shots and how
* they-ting up their putts, they are getting a
golf lesson. that surely will reduce their 16
handicaps to atleast 14, :
‘in other words, they’re our there to get a ff
‘free golf lesson, Free, that i is, if your don't ts
"count the price “of admission, Does it help? # a

\Not that anyone's ever noticed,