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Card shark ring targets If you‘re thinking of relaxing over a friendly game of cards after 18 holes of golf, be sure to choose your company wisely. . _ _ | â€" ‘"They prey on the celebrity golf tournaments," says Staff Sergeant Ron Angst of the Waterloo Regional Police fraud unit. "The victim will probably win one or two hands running, and then they clean them out." There is a charge of "Cheat at Play" covered under Section 209 of the Criminal Code, but it is difficult to prove since the victim is often taken in so quickly, and so thoroughly confused, that it is hard Mel Taylor Chronicle Staff A group of card sharks is targeting celebrity golf tournaments throughout the province, cheating victims out of hundreds of dollars. celebrity golf tourneys In the past year, the Kâ€"W Braves have done much to promote the sport locally, and, although they fell just shy of taking the Ontario Lacrosse Association Junior A championship this season, Braves coach Jeff Lovell is optimistic about the Mel Taylor Chronicle Staff Sinee French missionary Jean de Brebeuf first saw the game in 1638, lacrosse has gained a large following throughout North America, and is often described as the oldest organized sport on the continent. Only better things ahead for lacrosse in Waterloo We were happy with our attendance for the most part," says Lovell. "We started off the year with 400 spectators opening night. Attendance varied The team‘s move to Waterloo this year drew fairly good crowds, maintaining a strong following despite competition from the NHL playoffs. we o on e n inemitidy We ended the season with an 11â€"9 record tied with three other teams. The league was so tight that many teams fzdefl with an identical record," says vell. futux:e of the sport in Waterloo "If you‘re at one of these things and somebody asks you if you want a game of cards, don‘t be foolish enough to sit down." Sgt. Angst. "We don‘t want to see the citizens of this community taken like that." Often victims of this kind of fraud do not report the incident to avoid embarrassment. ‘"He‘s very, very embarrassed, and understandabâ€" ly so, and so is the golf club management," says Angst. s L There has only been one complaint locally to date, but the victim in this case was cheated out of $1700 in only 35 minutes. Police are not releasing the name of the victim or the golf club involved. to recall the chain of events involved. Perpetrators may face a jail term, not exceeding two years, and a fine or p.robati(_)n at the discretion of the judge. Although the Braves are losing three key players, including captain Jay Martin, topâ€"20 scorer Kevin Heer and goalie Bob Watson, Lovell is confident the team can pick up the slack before training camp begins at the end of next March. depending on the game, but we usually had in the 200 to 400 range with a couple of good playoff crowds. We thought we might get a little additional following from Siskins fans. We definitely didn‘t lose anybody." _ ‘‘There‘s a couple of good players with Ontario will also be represented by the defending Canadian Champions, Owen Sound Canadian Tire. The highest finishing Intermediate A, B, C, or D winner will represent Ontario at the Eastern Canadian Tournament, which will be held in New foundland. Defending Intermediate champions, Sheddon Pest Control, will also be representing Ontario in Newfoundland Play begins Friday, Aug 2 at 6:30 p.m. and continues through Aug. 5 with championship games being played on Monday at approximately 1:30 p.m. The tournament winner will advance to the Senior Canadian Championships to be held in Camrose. Alta., Aug. 26 through Sept. 1. The Waterloo team pl'ays Owen Sound, 'b:a-t-\'.n:déy at 10:30 a .m at Hillside Park. The games will be played on five diamonds â€" two diamonds at Hillside Park, two diamonds at Centennial Park and one diamond at Woodside Park in Kitchener Waterloo will play host this weekend to the 1991 Ontario Men‘s Fastball Elimination Tournament, a double knockout series in which 31 teams will participate Waterloo hosts fastball elimination tournament WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1991 â€" PAGE A1s "I think that, looking to the future, a successful first year should lead to better things to come. I think we learned a lot about what it‘s going to take to get better," says Lovell. "If anybody comes out and sees a good lacrosse game, they‘ll come back. Lovel] feels that goalies Paul Smeltzer and Todd Hunter should fill the gap left by Watson‘s departure, and with more playing time the pair have the potential to become firstâ€"rate goalies the Kâ€"W midget team and we have two draft choices in January," he says Scott Tavis from Toronto appears to be unaware of the man leaning on the other side of the pole he‘s trying to push over. In fact. Tavis was warming up for the Big Brothers Triathion on Sunday while the man was merely leaning. The triathlon was won by Brian Keast of Kitchener with a time of 1:53:21. David Thompson of Kitchener placed second and Noe! Harrington of Toronto took third. The first women to finish the event were Julie White of Barrie, Sheri Fraser of Grimsby and Lori Bowden Of TOFONtO. | Keren Adgeriey phote HE‘S NO PUSHOVER