Rupert Daily: News 5 waday, November 13, 1962 Sportsmen Show Courage By EDWIN 8. JOHNSON Canadian Press Staff Writer 4 | [ i | LONDON—Two young British sportsmen have proved that | adveristy and crushing odds can be overcome by courage and de- termination. The lads are 20-year-old John Shepherd, a product of London’s playing fields, stricken with in- lantile paralysis 18 months ago, oid Stuart Craig, totally blind to become a “big time” soccer player, was put out of action. by polio six months after he had been signed as an amateur by the Miliwall Club of the English League, third division Medical specialists shattered his hopes with the bad news he would walk with a perman- ent limp and that his active Playing days were ended. But Shepherd refused to ac- cept the verdict. After a period f Roseborough signals a Winnipeg Blue Bomber touchdown a : of convalescence he went into from the hands of Lorne Benson (99 he Western Inter- secret training, He was up early ne at Winnipeg. Edmonton Eskimos roared bax k from a first every morning for special sett- Winnipeg 18-12. Eskies won the third game ir he of-three series ing-up exercises follow ing them present the west in the Grey Cun f with light road work and then a + 8€s8i0n of ball dribbling and shooting CP PHOTO) THE Al LEYS ze! McLeod, Lois Keays Split Honors Four months later he reported back to Millwall and surprised manager Charles Hewitt by passing all the preliminary test He celebrated his return to active tion y oe ne t ae pac Peasy Thompson tried desper-) Tollers, with 920. had high game Se te seer ei f r r : , alely Ww knock over Hazel McKay's scored high three against Portsmouth ‘ ahe econc-game 312-count wher of 2.503 262 finished with a 302-count in her Results After further training, he was ird game for a three-game| “A” Division: Stars 3 Sunrise “*8iened to the regular centre- taking ‘otal of 681 1; Lyons 3, Cloverleafs 1; iow penne . oe with the first team. Haael Lyons scored high single game Laurel 3, Savoy 1; Dibb Printing me he scored al! of his hab’: vic _ her | in “A” div of 1,021 ar irs | 3, Lucky Strikes 1; Donr's: Dept, |S Goals ina 4-1 victory over ” ; three of 2.4m? . snnene . Leyton Orient hat'’s more had hith tiree of 2,682 Annette Manson's 2, Gore | ‘ ss Margaret McGreish sect r & Anderson @ | three of the goals were scored io + on . ae hone 5 with his left foot. which for a Be OF 20 a a Men Bh" Division: Skeena Grocery spell was paralyzed | : ; At the end of the game 1 t Sisters 3, McKay's 1 | ger Hewitt ran on he field unercials 3, 7§ Taxi 1; Cook’s{ . ? Baneek i >. | and walked off with an arm . I e Rupert Plumbing 2 around the excited player } a faliers 2, 7th Avenue Market 2./ shoulder as the crowd roared its Standings nee acclaim By GAYLE TALBOT sea ihiree of 626 B” Division. 4 Buigers 0 { op 0; B Rupert Radio 4,/ Division: Lyons 30; Clov-| BLINDED IN KOREA s 22; Sunrise 21; Stars 21;; Stuart, blinded on Easter Sat- : . > r X . . . Si ys (CP)—The time IS approacning nett 19; Mangon’s 19; New} with the Commonwealth Divisio nissioner Ford C Frick will have I ir 19, Dom's Dept. 18; G & | in Korea, won his fame at st : : : : A, 17; Dibb Printing 14 Dunstan’s, training centre for » Louis situation and somehov “B” Division: Toilers 29; Skee-| the blind near Bright6n. He is fight between Fred Saigh, ag- vg eo oe : . Papert Rade toe titst Korean casualty to tral J 23 ig Sisters 21; Bulgers 20; | there the Cardinals, and Bill Veeck, | Commercials 20; Co-ep. 18; 7th Between courses in learning . ae . Aver { 18; Princé Rupert | Braiile and accustoming him- very night is hallowe’en, p Plumbing 18; 75 Taxi 11; Cook’s| self to his new mode of life. b, ringe 10 “ | Craig spent his spare time trying funny of pr ting such players to oe * ¢ to readjust himself to his favor- the. Meowe but just’ claims Hareld Muncey rallied a 202 to! ite sports ele~| them fee the h of it top men in the mixed ten-pin Then came the trai an Mies tect ennai owling league this: week and centre's a ual fielc and ohana os a a pi a tule Jean Sharpe, with 171, Was high | Craig entered several events é annovances to which Saigh for the ladle Stuart won the 70-; i event “ fee he has been subjected High three for men Wag Art! for the totally blind. r ga Saigh' since Veeck gained | Of Olsen, who had games of 176,\time of 82 seconds. In the Fri the Browns and became the! j97 and 170 i Linda Erickson standing long jump he took first the’ Cardinals ndiord at Spr sect 162, i 123 for 438 and | prize with a leap of 8% fret and’ lent, a man's Park higt ig the ladies also scored point in the five-mile ' F k doe ike t e Ti Mites had high single | walk srt u { in i in e of ) and Spares scored| The New Zealander wound up FOP} stn, ei ’ : ee of 2,125 far ahead of the other competi- r Results: T Mites 3, North- | tors was awarded the ac- stast | 8d the entire structure of the Distributors 1; Old Timers 2, colade of “St. Dunstan's Sports } ‘ maj leagues be jeopardized. | ¢ mps 2; Spares 2, M.C.’s 2 man of the Yea: ntor ever’ e* mn he = Guaranteed Protection need tion Against Rain, Slush Snow and Cold NO-SLIP SOLES upper ily Blasts foals for ager Win e ad the Kk Ranger Chitago Sturdy Winter Boot. 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