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IvetM n. NtiaiiiAhUetic Park Triay, 2 p.m.Mzzeiia goal was his 10th, i The Canucks got a goal a I played three more games.Smoke Eaters WantHelp for ChristmasBy JACK SULLIVANCanadian Press Staff WriterIt’s a shame to spoil the festive season for Trail Smoke Eaters, but team officials should InelftA^ a batch of better-than-aversge hockey players on their Christmas shopping list Otherwise, they’lf take a beating in the 1961 world amateur championships in Switzerland.last few yeafs to send only the best to these tournaments, meaning the Allan Cup champs, but it allowed Chatham to make the choice between the Russian tour and Switzerland. The obvious question is why. to which CAHA president Jack Roxburgh of Slmcoe, Ont., explains:•'It simply was a matter of money. The trip would mean the players would be awayThese world championships years ago were fun and games for Canadian teams, but those dear olds days are gone. It used to be that teams would go to Europe and whip everything in sight while indulging In some inexpensive sight-seeing.Warnings to this effect from their Jobs six weeks and■ have come strong and clear in moat could not get leave of ab-* the past week from fellows, s*nce for that period. Wewho should know. They were couldn't force them to go andinterested spectators when Chatham Maroons toured Ruswe gave them the privilege of either making the three-weeksla in November and early tnP to Russ‘® Switzerland.December and managed onlyP1** chow RuMi»one victory and a tie in seven ‘The only thing we could dogames. was send our next best team' _ tJ1 , and that was Trail.That record should make ___the Smoke Eaters shudder.The picture changed when the Soviet Union allowed its players past the Iron Curtain in 1954. That year, at Stockholm, they plastered Toronto East York, an Intermediate club. 7-2, and the outcries in Canada were fearful.Since then the Czechs and Swedes, and even the United States, have flexed their! muscles and given Canada beat ings, or pretty good scares.311iais1They’ll meet a* hand-picked Russian all-star team in them I. March 2-12 tournament at r Lausanne and Geneva. The „ Reds certainly won’t be l4 patsies and neither will the 1 Czechs, Swedes and Americans. 'B rodersBombAlberni1 The Smoke Eaters “won’t 1 «tand a chance of winning un-| 1 less they improve a great deal.” was the brusque comment of Dr. C. D. Kceley. business manager of the Maroons who returned home last week-, end Two days later Ken Mc-j Millan. president of the Ontario Hockey Association, said at least two Russian teams were strong enough to win the Allan Cup.LethbrfdgtDee-CeesPuritan*B.C Lion*AlhernJWoctume*Lait flight'! •mre: Alherni 51 atLethbridge 11!Max! game, tonight: Alherni at Leth* bridgeif you tMAROONS BEAT THEMyyhicdf11s-You can see the fix the Smoke Eaters are in. Maroons needed only five games to beat them in the best-of seven Allan Cup final last spring, added player strength before theiroverseas tour and still took#a good licking.If the Smoke Eaters lose, you can bet the Canadian Ama teur Hockey Association will get it in the neck from some quarters although, generally, Canadian fans are becoming a little hardened to losses in world comtetition.LETHBRIDGE — Lethbridge Broders. scoring more than 100 points for the fourth straight game, trounced Alberni Athletics, 118-51 here last night in the opener of a three-game Inter-City Basketball League series.It was the 12th straight victory for the undefeated Broders. who have several Alberta players who played college basketball, at Brigham Young University. Lloyd Har ris was high scorer with 29 points. Dave Williamson scored 16 for Athletics.WHEELCHAIR RAAKETHALL—• 00 pm —Northwest Wheelchair Rockets vt Vancouver Dueek PowergBASKETBALL—7 30 p ra —Junior Men * Basketbal Optirouu. Mount Yie* High __GBASS HOCKLY—3 15 p m - Victoria Ladies' Grass Oreyhounda Victoria High; GrasshoiThe teams meet here tonight and again tomorrow.I It has been a CAHA rule theAJbeml' Brinham 12. Grtsdale 9 Williamson 16 Radie* 3 Andrew* 2. Tavlor 4 Koatch 3, A»hb, Ttifal 31 Lethbridge -Tint 7. Lilia JO. Blacker A Harris 29, Fester 13 Terry 2. Bradley 15. Larsen 6 Entyi* II Forrest 3 McClain 10. West A. Total 115.LITTLE Registered Jewellers, Ai 1209 DOUGLAS STREET (Slt; One Hour Free Parking i
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Victoria Daily Colonist
Victoria, British Columbia, CA
Sat, Dec 17, 1960
Page 33
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