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Leister had two sports he favoured best, golfing and bowling. Leister Geddes, who started
playing golf as a wee bairn in Scotland when he putted his dad's ball down the back alley,
won the Battle of the Stooges June 28, 1933 at Langara. He swam around the water-soaked course
in two 73's for 146 - three strokes ahead of the field. Geddes, who won a handsome cup besides 15 dollars in cash, had his best hole on the sixteenth in the morning round. He hit a two iron off the tee to within two feet of the pin for a birdie two. On the following hole he did the same thing with his second shot this time for another birdie. He had six birdies during the day. (excerpt of the Vancouver Sun June 29, 1933 - GEDDES CAPTURES CADDY COMPETITION AT LANGARA). When Leister's eyesight became a problem he gave up golfing. Leister said, "If I can't see the ball after its been hit - then it's time to get off the course." He gave his clubs to his son Eric. Bowling was another of Leister's sports. He bowled every Friday without fail for many years. Leister was in many competitions and collected many trophes throughout the years. |
| A memorial service was held for Leister on Friday, March 13, 1992 at the Tenth Avenue Alliance Church in Vancouver, British Columbia. Officiating clergy was the Rev. Leon Throness. A piper, Ian Munro, played a few selected songs on the bagpipes. |