than belief). Mothers were com- plaining about the lack of instant stardom for their six year olds, a contact was missed for a good curling story, some of the kindly to take on a_ distinct resemblance to the Hound of the Baskervilles, and many other charming manifesta- tons. Then a couple of media guys from other sources in the sports world pulled off some pretty cheap and silly tricks which always makes one wonder about the ethics, and even the reason of this part of the business. But then whiling away an hour last Saturday staring at British soccer on TV, I watched a small incident in which Ricky Villa, the bearded Argentine who side-lines by Andy Fraser t totally dead There are weeks when one wonders why one stays in the business. Everybody runs into times like these in all fields (he says, more for comfort plays with Tottenham, crashed into Dennis Tuert of Manchester City (and formerly of Cosmos). It was a good thump and Tuert, outweighed and outmuscled, * * = NATIONAL MADNESS continues at the soccer heights. Who knows what Strange and exotic hap- penings are going on at these cloudy higher levels? It was when the referee went to book Villa for the offense that faith in humanity and sport made a tiny bit of a comeback. Tuert picked up his some- what addled body from the gound and protested to the referee that Villa should not be booked for the offence. Sadly, so many in this business wouldn't even begin to be able to understand Tuert’s action. But he did remind anyone who saw the incident that class and sportsmanship are not totally dead. Dees destroys Scandicraft in Industrial play It seems one player can make a big difference to what a team wins or loses Since the return of strker, Ken Dees. North Shore fOurkroom has won three of their last four games The star forward has 12 of the | gorats that have been scored since his return The last two goals were cnough to bet Scandicraft 3-0 tn tact Sundays) Industrial Soccer action (sooty ss Place vartually cinched first place with only three games deft with their | milo vactory over third place Pegasus Old Boys In other games that day S¢ 1D Warchouse — caped North Shore News | nil Tres Jones Excavating and the North Shore Chmets talhed to oa 2 2) tre and lL yanwood Hotel, sufi wihtoul a win, were downed 4.2 by Rive Brothers Land scaping STANDINGS PW to oF Pas Cooly s Soy} Oo 24 Scandicrah re oe ee bo Pegasus iS 7 4 4 18 NS News 14° 6B S 8b 47 Rive Bros mwoy 8S ¥o47 NS Chicts ss $ & FY Oh NS) Darkroom ms Ss 9 8 81 Tres Jones iS 4£ 9 2 10 bt yanw ood i408 4 fear NEE 7 1960 Marine Dr. N.V. _BBa-a394 } ES STINATION SKI RE N TALS again _22in skLWith a-Friend-. Now through Sun Mar. 6 Rent 2 sets and your friend FREE AT \@ Offer good through Sun, mar 6 Mountain. We do know that Tony Waiters is out as head coach come October, but who is in for the following years when the team will allegedly operate out of Montreal is up for grabs. This august body with the dithering about funding, coaching, location, and almost any other aspect of the game seems to be upholding the tradition of self-imposed suicide. Nobody seems to know or understand what's hap- pening, and all at a time when Canada is in a position to make a move for some form of world level ex- B3 - Sunday, February 27, 1983 - North Shore News posure. A world level coach will have to be appointed to handle the team neat year if they want any viability, so how about Rinus Michels, the former Dutch coach now coaching in Germany? The rumor bug has it that some CSA types are trying to reach him through his old buddy and world great Johan Cruyff. Michels, as you may remember coached Los Angeles Aztecs a few years back and was once rumored to be in line for the head coach position in“ Van- couver. tubing ... buy one or buy them all at one low, low price of only (unassembled for easy transport) He has the reputation and the ability to take over the reins of the national team when it finally washes ashore in Montreal, but whether there is an organization to go with him is another question. GIVE LIFE! Tne Canadian Red Cross Society Choose from the super comfortable easy chair, the desk with adjustable top or the adjustable y desk chair with easy-roll castors and color coordinated curve ply back seat .... quality gloss finish steel all in_a choice of brilliant red or yellow to brighten any space.... alrintop — HURRY — PRICES GOOD ONLY THRU MONDAY FEBRUARY 28th SCANCICKAFE scresincsss 1 1470 PEMBERTON AVE. (one block south of McDonald's restaurant) NORTH VANCOUVER “one of B.C.'s largest Scandinavian furniture stores”