by Mickey Plac

We'd like to start off the year with a "Welcome Back" to those who are returning to Campus and a hearty greeting to new- comers who, we hope and trust, will now became ‘ Panther Rooters for life. We must, in all honesty, warn them that there are

bound to be many unhappy &_

frustrated times ahead, but at the same time, assure them that such discouragements tend to make the times of victory more gratifying. It seems funny that it is Fall and, as we sit here pecking away at this machine (we feel ourself accomplished as~we use four fingers) that we can't hear the old familiar sound of booted toe against inflated leather and the cries of the foot-

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ball players as they warm up. While we recognize

the need of the change we'll certainly miss the games and the spirit. In

a nostalgic moOd we may

say that two events

stand out in our memory (which is now getting pretty

long) (1) in old S.D.U. days

(Fr.) John Cash's last-play—of— the-game dash from behind his own goal across the Nbunt A. line for a touch- down and one-point victory, and the magnificent play

of Ed. Hilton's GOOD team as they beat heavily favoured Acadia in rain

and wind a few years ago and thus earned national rank- ing. However, let us

look ahead, not back. Soccer we are told is

the most popular game

in the world, next to

the boy/girl matchups,

but it has never attained the status it deserves

at UPEI. Hmever, with

the void left by the de- parture of the football interests, we hope it

will catch on. Back from last year are Tarmy Hogan, Larry McAdam, Kevin Burdett, Richard Lloyd, Alan Caneron,

Gordie White, Hugh Johnstone and Ron Taylor. While Andy Cameron, who is trying out for the National: Team and Dave Ewart, who graduated, will be missed, the veterans should make a good UPEI team. With the addition of 'such players

as P. MacDonald, Alan Stewart,

John MacRae, Gordie White and Chris Quinn, Coach Mulligan has high hopes of a successful season. With the calibre of play vastly ‘im—

proved with the high

school and junior pro- grams throughout the Maritimes we are

assured of a most enter— taining season. There'll be two games here this weekend: S. on Saturday and Acadia on Sunday

games at noon. Field Hockey: last year's team took a great deal

of good natured ribbing

as they went not only winless, but also scoreless. In their defence we might point

out that the girls must have had a very high morale as the same 17 members

who started out the sea— son ended it! Already this year they have played three ganes, after only two practises and, while they lost all three 3—1 to the N.B. Senior Team, to Mt.-A. 1-0 and

to the U. de Moncton 3—1. In an endurance contest all three were played on the same day! For the record, the girl who

broke the long lasting goose egg was‘Kim DawsOn,

a Fresl'man’fran Bloomfield High. This weekend Will

a back from last year. Terry

‘ played well for local junior

Not a dropout!

I blue line with their heads

Tip-Off llburnament on

7 Nov. First game here will I be with Acadia on 19 Nov. Won't our sardine-can gym A

. be Crammed for that one?

We were able to make _ brief contact with Jack Hynes ,(we caught him in the pay-off ‘ line at a triacta window) and, ‘ as usual, his comments were guarded, but optimistic as . he looked ahead to the ' caning 'season. Goal posi- ~ tion is quite unsettled as Dave Jennings, scheduled for this'spot, was disqualified as he had played one game for Hershey last season. Neil MacKenzie, last year's back—up, is back and there are a- coUple of local possibilities on- campus who are really good?

On Defence we are really lOADED with Brian O'Stroski, Mike Ready and Terry McKenna

Palmer who played excellent \ football in previous years will be there as will Sanders

McIsaac and Wade Mahar who

teams last year. Another good prospect is Duane -— Sprague a 6'4" former major league junior player from Ontario. We are also glad to hear that Gerry McCarron will be back after a couple .of years out of school._. few forwards over the

down a second time after Gerry makes a play on them! Forward returnees are Gary'Trainor, Steve Drummond and Trevor Crawford. Norman _ Beck, who played in the Quebec Major Junior league last year is with us and Callie MacPhail, who we considered one of the cream of last year's junior crop,

see the team playing hostIe‘ss) to Mount A. and Saint Mary's. ' looking ahead to Basketball

will also be in our uniform. There are several others who

welcome % back

our stereo systems

ARE SO GOOD THAT YOU CAN EVEN LISTEN TO

(Men's) we learn that about 20 candidates are on hand to try out for the squad and Coach Nut-brawn will have a hard job making cuts.- Only two players are back

from last year's

team.. Bruce Campbell and Billy Redmond. This is the first year in several when the Basketball coach was on campus much ahead of the players and we know that Dave Nutbrom has been busy trying to round out a strong

played for the strong P.E.I. Junior league last year who ' are still undecided about which uniform to don. It used to be that the honour of "Do or die for old Alma Mater" was a strong consider— ation, but we hear that times have changed. The league season opens at Dal on9Nov. andherewithXon 15 Nov. Hopefully some local exhibition games are cooking. I r We hear that Ladies'

Basketball hopes, are high. We were visited by two beautiful and enthused damsels the other day who were brimming over with high hopes. 'Ihey promised they'd be back this morning to tell us the whole story, with names”. 'It is noon.

It is an hour past’the deadline and no sign of the girls. That is the story of our life.

quintet. A visit to the gym , to watch a practise will confirm the rummrs that we'll have a GOOD tean. Hopefully sane exhibition games will be scheduled here early in the season to give the boys a chance to get accustomed to campe- tition. They travel to . Trois Rivieres on 31 Oct. for three games and then go to Acadia for the usual

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