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Wednesday 25 July 2018
Once upon a time these women ruled basketball in Canada

"It was like the movie. It to city councilor. "I was a former Calgary Flames star
was the same sort of thing rower through high school, and fellow inductee Lanny
for basketball. There were and so to have that sort of McDonald for a kiss.
these women who were inspiration of a female ath- He obliged.
amazing athletes that we lete, someone who lived "How about that?" McDon-
don't always hear about." through a completely dif- ald grinned through his
James Naismith, the Cana- ferent period where there bushy moustache.
dian inventor of basketball, were no women's sports, it "MacBeth and the Edmon-
once referred to the Grads was a great thing to have ton Grads transformed the
as "the finest basketball growing up." sport in Canada and were
team that ever stepped MacBeth played softball an inspiration to women's
out on a floor." and dodge ball growing basketball players not only
They won 17 world titles up in Saskatchewan, but across the country but
and went 502-20 from their didn't take up basketball around the world," Wayne
founding in 1915 to 1940, until 10th grade. A 5-foot- Parrish, co-chair of Cana-
when they folded because 4 guard, she joined the da Basketball's board of di-
of the demands of war and Grads in 1939 when she rectors, said in a statement.
falling attendance. was 17 and played in the MacBeth and her team-
Coached by J. Percy team's final two seasons. mates — there were just 38
Page, who would become In an interview with The Ca- official players — remained
lieutenant governor of nadian Press last year, she close after the Grads dis-
Alberta, the Grads cap- described herself as "fast banded. Their last reunion
tured four straight exhibi- and a good playmaker and was in the 1980s.
In this March 2, 2017, photo, Kay MacBeth poses during an tion Olympic titles — before not a ball hog. Any time the "It was a crying session at
interview in Toronto. women could compete in ball was in our hands, I pret- our last dinner anyway, ev-
Associated Press
the games — and won all ty much started it." erybody was upset to some
TORONTO (AP) — They Kay MacBeth, the last sur- 27 matches. They played The Grads were inducted degree," MacBeth said last
were basketball's version of viving member of the Ed- nine games against men's into the Canadian Basket- year. "We decided we'd
"A League of Their Own," a monton Graduates, died teams. They won seven of ball Hall of Fame in 1983. meet every three years
group of trailblazing wom- Saturday at 96. them. "From that era, you They entered the Canadian somewhere in Canada,
en who dominated Cana- "It's really an end of an didn't have a lot of female Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. which we did until every-
dian basketball for a quar- era," granddaughter Chris- athletes coming up, said At the induction news con- body had become either ill
ter century. tin Carmichael Greb said. Carmichael Greb, a Toron- ference, MacBeth asked or too far away."q

WOODS Woods hit a tee shot out- Tour victories.
Continued from Page 18 of-bounds on the 16th hole But at this stage in his ca-
Woods was on the course and tied for fifth. reer, Woods has peers in-
with Mark Calcavecchia Woods made his first birdie side the ropes.
on Sept. 11, 2001, when he Sunday at Carnoustie on Francesco Molinari didn't
was notified of the terrorist No. 4, and Spieth could flinch while playing with
attacks. The tournament hear the roar as he walked Woods, even when he took
was canceled the next down the third fairway. the lead. Molinari was rock
day. An hour later, he noticed solid and bogey free, and
Can he win another major? Woods in the lead, but only the Italian joined Y.E. Yang
No one should doubt him by accident. Spieth want- as the only players to be
now. ed to avoid looking at lea- paired with Woods in the
He still has to show it, how- derboards, and he slipped final round of a major and
ever, and what Sunday at on No. 8. He walked over to win.
Carnoustie made clear is his caddie, Michael Greller, "It will be interesting to see
that it will take more than and said, "Damn it, I looked going forward," McIlroy
his mere presence on the Tiger Woods of the US plays a shot on the 4th hole during the at the board, dude." said. "But this was his first
leaderboard. final round of the British Open Golf Championship in Carnoustie, "He's like, 'He hasn't been taste of major champion-
It felt like the Woods of old Scotland, Sunday July 22, 2018. Associated Press in this position in 10 years, ship ... drama for quite a
when he took the lead and and you've been here how while. Even though he's
the other contenders start- longtime PGA Tour slogan him. That was at Bay Hill, many times in the last three won 14, you have to learn
ed an inexplicable slide. is, "These guys are good," where Woods made bird- years?' He was throwing it how to get back."
Jordan Spieth took a risk and so is Woods. ie on the 13th hole to get back at me," Spieth said. Spieth says Woods con-
from the rough on the par- Missing is the intimidation within one shot of the lead. Spieth has had at least a tending at Carnoustie was
5 sixth, found the one place factor until he wins again, Hear that, Rory? share of the lead after any no fluke, at least for those
he couldn't miss and made and then wins some more. "It wasn't the birdie, it was round in the majors 16 times paying attention this year.
double bogey. Xander "For a while, I thought Tiger actually when he was walk- dating to the 2014 Masters. "And he wouldn't tell you,
Schauffele topped a shot was going to win," Rory Mc- ing from the 13th green to The last time Woods was but he's human," Spieth
out of the rough, blew the Ilroy said. "My mindset was, the 14th tee," McIlroy said. atop the leaderboard after said. "Experiencing that
next one over the seventh 'Go and spoil the party "There was a Tiger chant, a round in the majors was in kind of pressure that he
green and made double here.'" and then I had to back off the 2012 PGA Champion- would have felt leading
bogey. These things hap- McIlroy was not among my putt and let that calm ship. Spieth was starting his the Open on a Sunday is
pen at Carnoustie. seven players who had a down and go and hit. So sophomore year at Texas. no different than anybody
They happened to Woods, share of the lead in the fi- you know it's there, but I The players know all about else, especially having not
too. nal round. He was too busy don't feel like it affected Woods. The respect is there. experienced it for so long."
He might be Tiger Woods, catching up. But he's been me in any way." He has no equal with more Give it time.
but at the moment, he's part of this scene already Apparently not. He wound with 14 majors and 10 sea- But don't expect anyone to
just like everybody else. The this year, and it didn't rattle up winning by three shots. sons with at least five PGA give it to him.q