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Wednesday, September 16, 1981

Even in a comparatively small city and
working for a comparatively-small
newspaper which had budgets and/or in-
clinations which severely restricted even out-

. of-the-building sports coverage, 35 sports-
department years had to bring the op- |
portunity to watch a lot of things and to
meet a lot. of people. And to pile up a lot of
memories.

They return in no particular. pattern and,
often, for no particular reason, but recall,
which:surely isn’t what it used to be, is more ©
often about people than events. There were
many who left lasting impressions and many
a pleasant memory, and among those who
always come readily to mind are:

ROGER LEGER: The burly, grim-faced —
French Canadian coach of the professional
Victoria Cougars who in my time was by all
odds the most popular athletic figure in this
area. No diplomat and not likely the type
who would have made a good bench coach,
he was-an inspirational playing coach, who:
led by sweated example and gave Victorians
their most-exciting hockey season. Memories
abound of the-. championship .. Western
‘Hockey League season and the post-game
meetings in his digs at the Kent Apartments.

LESTER PATRICK, the patrician Silver
Fox, who should always be listed as No. 1 in
Canadian’ hockey: history. He didn’t take
kindly to the slightest criticism of his team,
even in the first season when it set records

for futility which still stand. ‘You don’t
write anything bad about George Straith’s
Men's Wear,”’ he used to declare rather than
ask. Autocratic at times but a dignified
‘charmer, too. Respect remains, and the job-

‘created association with him was, and
remains a highlight. oo

FRED HUTCHINSON: The fellow who
: fully lived up to Patrick’s introduction as the

best general manager in hockey, far better at
his job than anyone. ever. met. High-strung
but. remarkably efficient; he. was. co-
Operative and thoughtful and he. kept you

informed and took you behind the scenes to .
help make your job easier. A few more like ©

him and it. would have been a breeze.

AL: LEADER:: The best president: -any”-

hockey league ever had. Honest, hard-.
working, dedicated and a stubborn battler,
he was probably. the only person who could
have kept the Western League going as long
as it did: ‘There were owners who didn’t like

~ him’ and/or didn’t agree with him, but there. aoe
weren’t many, if any, dumb enough’ not to_

realize they needed him. Hockey could. use

an Al Leader today, but if the chance came it - =
probably wouldn’t let him emerge, principles:
now being pomening which ls to hold one Bee

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=o. was the: former fort me. Vital, tough- minded,
smart; a survivor, ‘he was an’ enigma. in:th
~~ he practiced and ‘preached positive thinking
he. same : ‘time: was: about

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Would dearly have loved to print the

’ colorful stories and opinions about the NHL

given on a weekend fishing trip. Asked what
he would do if I'did, he grinned and said
“Oh, 1 would just have to deny that I said
‘it. a)

REG PATTERSON: A big catcher from
Port Alberni who became general-manager
of the Victoria. Athletics, later the Tyees, of
the Western International Baseball League. ~
His trials and tribulations at that job would

-be.a_ classic if they could be assembled in

book form. Lively and congenial, he made
covering his club fun-and a compilation of
training-camp and road trip incidents would
be a hilarious baseball hit even today. But
the memory that is there most often is that of
the telephone call which informed that Reg
had been fatally injured in a car accident.
MARTY KRUG: A grizzled little oldster
who played with the :1912 Boston Red Sox

“and the 1922 Chicago Cubs and came to

Victoria to manage the WIBL club.. A droll

character whose. love of beer .was, just. .-

maybe, second to his love of baseball, he had.
what might be called a.different ESP. It
became ritual for post-workouts-and_ post-

game sessions to hide the suds before Marty

came to the room. But it never. worked. He
would -pause momentarily after. he» came

through the door, get.his bearings and-honé

in on'the hiding place. Then we watched with

: appreciative admiration: as. he. tilted’ the

bottle . back. and’. drained © it without

swallowing, or losing the. smile. his. success :
brought. May: there be a Jot of-artesians . «-

- wherever he is now. : ot

‘BURLEIGH. GRIMES: The last af the. .
legal spitball pitchers, he spent 19 years in .—

_ the--major leagues, mostly with. Brooklyn
».. Dodgers, and .won 270 games. Met. -at

training camp when: Victoria ‘Athletics were:

part of. the New-York Yankee farm. system, :

“s Old: Stubblebeard’ was not at-all like the.”
“fierce, give-no- -quarter: ‘competitor. ‘he was as cree
< a pitcher: but: friendly and. considerate. ‘And an

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BOBBY LOCKE: One of the most
delightful evenings on the job was spent in
the company of-this jovial South African
squire after he and Stan Leonard had played
an exhibition match at Royal Colwood Golf
and Country Club. A much greater golfer
than most realize, certainly in the top dozen,
he bogeyed the first hole in carding a 69

_ which was surprising until you realized that

he putted for birdies on 17 holes and that he

was one of the great putters of his time. A
pleasant gentleman, but by: no means a
faceless one.
ARCHIE MOORE: Extremely i interesting,
likeable.and entertaining, a fellow who left
you with the desire to meet him again. Anda
thoughtful and appreciative man who wore
lightly the fame his boxing ability, and
personality, brought him. Among only a few
-mementos kept is a scrawled letter from the
fellow who became world light-heavyweight
champion at age 36. It was an expression of:
thanks for an article written about him and it
is a pleasure to remember that he took the
time to write it when he.was in most demand.
GEORGE LYTTLETON-ROGERS: Not
quite sure. why. the gangling Irish Davis Cup
tennis player returns frequently to mind but
remember that he was planning.to make his
home on a Greek Island so that there would.
be a constant supply of grapes, which he
believed would war off cancer. if eaten in
quantity.

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