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PAG EGGERS O SS . rr ere ee ww ee : 12 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, July 13, 1966 ; | Young Greek Immigrant i Gets Pro Soccer Tryout By LASZLO BASTYOVANSZKY Italia seniors. Despite his natural ability, WINNIPEG (CP) -- When alec was still unpolished the Papadakis family moved when the senior Italia team to Canada from Greece seven hired a new coach in 1963, He years 8 young Alec was is 33-year-old George Watson heartbroken, thinking he who played two seasons with would never get a chance to Cambusiang Rangers of Glas- Play soccer again. gow, a semi-pro team in the Not only was he able to Scottish second division, be- continue playing soccer but fore coming to Canada in he has come aiong so" well 1957. that he is being sent to Brit- Buy 1st ain for tryouts with a couple ON SAME LINE tl re at of English League clubs. In three years Watson He leaves for England July helped Alec develop into a j y Va : re | : 13 and will work out with prolific scorer in Winnipeg's i ' Port Vale of the fourth divi- seven-team National Soccer ae, j 1 ma rt S sion, then go to Blackpool to League. j UI low, low show what he can do with a "He was a little young for - prices.. first division team. the senior team but he It's the realization of a 'showed talent and a lot of dream that Alec Papadakis, desire to become a good now 18, has treasured since Player," says Watson, who he first began kicking a ball so plays on the Italia for- around on a dusty playground ward line with the Papadakis in Athens 12 years ago, In brothers. those days he set up piles of Nick is enrolled at New schoolbooks as goal posts and York state's Hartwick College practised by the hour. on a soccer scholarship and "My brother Nick had his was an all-American centre own team when we were little forward and top scorer among kids and one day he put me_ U.S. college players in 1964. in the lineup," Alec says. He returns to Winnipeg The first time the Papa- cach summer for the season dakis brothers combined here and his and Watson's ny wu I forces they crushed their op- presence on the forward line {HN} HH ponents 26-0. Alec scored has helped Alec mature into eight or nine goals and Nick, one of the finest players Man- g | who is four years older, con- itoba soccer has ever pro- hop without Cash tributed 14. duced. gia! mi Tay j SHOP f WITH A In the 1964 and 1965 seasons / WANTED TO BE PRO Alee scored 86 goals and dur- 5 ry K-MART Ny cREDIT CARD i | T | "Ever since then I wanted ing the first seven games of to play professional soccer the current schedule he '. Pg & 'for a big league team," Alec scored 16 of Italia's 25 goals # 7 ; ~ Says. to lead the league. first he played every Watson and Ralph Cantafio, position from goalkeeper to [Italia's manager, decided to forward but finally he settled arrange a tryout with the two down at inside right, next to English League clubs. to show Nick, a centre forward. what, Alec could do in tougher Just as their soccer future competition. began to take shape--Nick "It's hard to tell just how being invited to try out for a talented he is in our league first division team in Greece but it will certainly show ee a DREAM COMES TRUE FOR ALEC PAPADAKIS 20TH Hurry on down to Glecoff's Supermarket and load up 'your shelves with these great money savers. 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Pakadakis EME RAED 1959, however, Alec, then 11, and in two years became one | players. Meanwhile, Nick was hav- ing equal success with the International League | Columbus 47 35 .573 Toledo 45 45 .523 Phone Buffalo 40 45 .471 Tuesday's Results 725-3445 Toledo 7 Richmond 0 Rochester at Syracuse Only games scheduled i ' { TORONTO {CP) -- Toronto} ; AN. eS : a Maple Leafs stretched their re ) first - place lead to three points | oe es, 4 640/650-13 13.63 9.54 14.69 10.28 4 695-14 15.13 10.59 16.42 11.49 --their parents decided to among top pro players," Wat- good Canadian team on inter: "Alec certainly has the po- soccer once we moved there." want him to have a chance was invited to try out for the BASEBALL SCORES' Rochester 46 529 3% Richmond 40 45 .471 Rochester 6 Toronto 12 ey Columbus 2 Jacksonville $ Jacksonville at Toledo Ist SIZE TIRE TIRE TIRE TIRE in the Ontario Lacrosse Asso- 550/600-15 14.13 9.89 ciation Senior A series Tuesday SS \/ G 700-13 . lees 10.87 16.85 11.79 night, downing last + place St. | 4 Catharines Athletics 12-7. a tein Wels aa Saves oe PRODUCE SPECIALS mom 0 O20 70 GROWN GARDEN 800-14 15.97 11.18 17.79 12.45 LETTUCE, a? «oe HAMBURG 850-14 17.29 12.10 18.85 13.20 a 2% Ibs. for 670-15 14.92 10.44 16.37 11.46 sists. 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