SPORUS

INTER-COMPANY BONSPIEL

On the morning of February 13th eight stalwart
members of the Cassiar Curling Club departed 'midst the
Cassiar snows for a weekend's curling against fellow
curlers from Clinton Creek, United Keno Hill, Whitehorse
Transport Division and Territorial Supply in the first
Iinter-Company bonspiel to be held. Their intentions
weree questionable but they say it was to bring home the
laurels to Cassiar.

Rupert MacKenzie was at the helm of one team,
complemented by Bob Munro as vice, Bill Zemenchik as
second and Pat Witwicki to represent the fair sex of
Cassiar as lead, while members of the local Mafia made a
formidable: front on the second team in the guise of
Frank Nitti as skip, Danny Dimitri as vice, Robert Duri
as second and Bub Crossley managed to successfully in-
filtrate this Mafia front to gain the position of the
lowly lead.

At 9AM on St. Valentine's Day play got under way
at the Whitehorse Curling Club and immediately competition
was keen as the first games unfolded. The Bob Lovell
team from Clinton caused an upset right at the start by
scoring a six-ender on the eighth end to take the game
right out of the Bill Smoler rink's hands.

The two Cassiar rinks each recorded onéloss and
one win which resulted in a play-off between these two
teams for the second event trophy. Frank Nitti emerged
the victorious skip in a close and exciting game.

At the close of the day's battle on the ice
things turned to lighter vein. when the eight teams again
got together, this time for a delicios meal

and the presentation of -the trophies. John Drewe
with his team from Clinton came through the day as the
grand victors of the first event. Congratulations to you
Clinton but rest on your laurels this year - next year you
may be returning home empty handed. The Frank Nitti rink
received the award for the second event and Bill Smoler
and his team-mates were responsible for saving Whitehorse
from total humiliation by taking away the award for the
third event.

The Ron Short Combo arrived to turn the evening
into a gay social event and the weary curlers found their
second wind sufficiently to end the bonspiel in a most
genial manner.