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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-12-20, Page 4Th« Tlmes-Advocate, Dtcembar 20, 1956 IUHMWII Let's Talk Consider Senior 'A' Reinforcements sports After Mohawks Drop Three More ON "BOOM BOOM" GRAVETT IFBy DON "BOOM BOOM" GRAVETT Sports Editor III H EXETER MOHAWKS of the O.H.A. SENIOR “B” LEAGUE seem to he the major topic of conversation those days by the sports fans in this community and. the surrounding districts. As no one likes to follow a losing team game after game, several thoughtful and personal questions are being asked by the fans as to what is wrong with the club, ’‘Should the coach be changed? Why aren’t the boys producing? They’ve jumped over their heads in going Senior “B”! How can they shake the slump? Do the hoys really want to win or are they only interested in collecting their pay cheques?" These are just some of the questions and remarks I’ve heard. Well, as a player, I can say that the MOHAWKS want to win every time they take to the ice. At least most of the players feel that way. However, somehow or somewhere along the line the club has lost the knack of the much-needed “scoring punch." We’re throwing a lot of our games out the window. NOT because we’re being outplayed by the opposition, but because of the lack of finish around the net. Lack of experience is one of the reasons why a lot of our boys aren’t scoring but p lot of hustle will normally make up for most of the missing experience. To show that the boys are really interested in winning these games, they held a special meeting on their own after a two-hour practise session on Sunday to go over each other’s mistakes and try to find out what should be done in order to pull together as a unit. After listening to the “chalk talk," I feel the players left the dressing room with much more desire in them to play hockey than when they entered. While our after-shower conference was taking place at the arena, another group of men were discuss­ ing the future of EXETER MOHAWKS at the CEN­ TRAL HOTEL. The hard-working booster club, headed by President BILL COCHRANE, is negotiating for players from two SENIOR “A” clubs as the deadline for the major clubs to cut their rosters is here, A long distance phone call from KINGSTON revealed two players are interested in coming this way to play for Exeter. One player, who goes by the name of HIRRONE, is supposed to, have played with the BARRIE FLY­ ERS, while the other is AL “SONNY” LaROSE, who I remember when he came to KITCHENER JUNIOR “A’s" in a trade with TORONTO. The other SENIOR “A" club the tribe is dickering with is STRATFORD INDIANS and possibly we will come up with some help there. So, the BOOSTER CLUB is doing its best to get the MOHAWKS into the win column and who knows, maybe with a few breaks, around the net with the players, we have, we could start winning. ★ ★ * * * ★ EXETER FANS TAKE A BOW—Exeter hockey fans, who took a lot of serious riding when Negro FRANKIE ANDERSON played for us, proved that they are REAL SPORTSMEN. Two years ago people around the WOAA MAJOR grouping said we would boo the 170-pound right winger if he ever played against us, but when, he scored the hat trick for ST. THOMAS right in our own rink, he received deserving applause for his efforts from the people. ★ Exeter a *¥ should * 48 HOCKEY FILMS—A series of films that prove to be very interesting to both young and old. alike who are interested in Canada’s national game will be shown in the EXETER ARENA on DECEM­ BER 26 at 2:00 p.m. Eight short films will be shown and will cover the techniques of SKATING—balanc­ ing and turning; STICKHANDLING—how to control a puck; PASSING—when to pass and how; SHOOT­ ING-—backhand, forehand and the slap shot; GOAL- TENDING—how to keep most of the pucks outside of the net; OFFENSIVE TEAMPLAY—how to clear the puck out of your own end, by-pass a defenceman • and get into a scoring position, and DEFENSIVE TEAMPLAY — in backchecking, forecheckiilg and breaking up attacking power plays. These are supposed to bo the world’s first hockey instructional films, MH- WILLIAM J. L’MEUREUX, director of physical education at the UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, has visited TORONTO, NEW YORK and DETROiT fall training camps to get ‘ players to demonstrate the correct way to play the game. There isn’t any admission charged for seeing the 73 minutes of hockey action, so any players from the Squee Gees to the Seniors should. make it a point to bb on hand for the showing. * -A ★ ★ ★ ir DON’T FORGET THAT THE HOCKEY GAME HERE THIS SATURDAY WITH WOODSTOCK HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND WILL BE PLAYED ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 IN EXETER. Hockey Films tin "How To Play Hockey ' EXETER ARENA Ctaci * % p*m» ADMISSION 11 FREIE . Films Cover the Arts of # SKATING • STICKHANDLING • PASSING • CHECKING • SHOOTING • GOALTENDING 0 OFFENSIVE TEAMPLAY • DEFENSIVE TEAMPLAY In 73 of Aetitt/'A .EVERYONE..W E LC OM E..1m t What is wrong with the Exeter I gart Is taking steps to make a Mohawks of the O.H.A, Senior “drastic change” in the club “B” League? ' CM„. I’.... . . ’__ Anothei' week has gone and i change will be coming in ■ ■■ - ~ " r : r _r.'coaching, no one knows, but the . hard working business manager . is working overtime on the move j and will come up with the an- i swer within a day or two, , “There is no reason why this , club can’t win their share of I games in this league,” said Big­ gart in a telephone conversation. | “The team is always in the! game for two periods and then we fall apart and there isn’t any excuse for It,” quoted Bruce. Bill Cochrane, president of the Mohawk Booster Club, is expect­ ing player help from the Strat­ ford Indians, and the O.H.A. Sen­ ior “A” Kingston club, but it will not be known if it Will be available for a day or two. T h e Mohawks undoubtedly have been losing games in the third period that they should have won. In Wallaceburg, the Hornets had a mere 2-1 lead entering the final session but popped in three quick ones before three minutes had elapsed in the per­ iod to send the tribe down to defeat. Against the Strathroy Rockets at home, the Rockets pumped home five first period goals be­ fore the Exeter club settled away and played hockey, The Mohawks seem to have a habit of lapsing every once in a while in each game they play and the opposition makes the most of it. Word on any of the Exeter Hockey Club’s changes will be known on Friday and will ap­ pear in the Saturday, December 22 edition of the Times-Advocate. As for the rest of the Senior “B” League, the Wallaceburg Hornets are still setting the pace with a 10-2 record for 20 points and first place. Two surprise victories over the week came when Woodstock Athletics edged the Wallaceburg Hornets 3-2 in Woodstock and the 11-6 pasting the St Thoma? Royals gave the Sarnia CV’s right on their home ice. ■ Strathroy Rockets are holding down the runner-up spot to the Hornets with 15 points by boast­ ing a 7-3-1 record. Only two points separate the next three teams as Woodstock have an even dozen and Sarnia and St. Thomas follow closely with 11 and 10 respectively. The Exeter Mohawks bring uo the rear with only two victories in 11 starts for four points. Locals Blow Early Lead After being outscored 5-2 'in the final period, the Exeter ’Mo­ hawks went down to their ninth defeat in 11 starts in St. Thomas on Tuesday night as the Royals sdored a. 9-6 comeback victory. The game .was a see-saw af­ fair all the way with the Royals taking a quick 2-0 first period load in the first two and a half minutes of the game only to have Exeter come back with four straight goals to gain a 4-2 edge. ' Loft defenceman Herb KewlOy scored both St. Thomas goals in the first period from his blue- line position. The first marker .was-unassisted aS he bounced a slap shot past Ron Salter. On his second tally, Don Beatty and Harry Bentley drew assists, as they set up the play near the Exeter net. Bill Hayward scored his ini­ tial counter of the year at 6:48 when he and Junior Dares pull­ ed off a beautiful two-way pass­ ing p*lay from centre ice in. Less than a minute later, Hay­ ward set up right-winger Billy MacDonald for the second Exe­ ter scoring play of the game. Then Junior Dares scored his first of two goals at 16:57 on the nicest play of the game with pin" point passing taking place be­ tween Bill Oberle, Dares and Bill MacDonald. The centreman’s second goal was an unassisted marker as he broke away at centre ice and deked goaltender Ed Lochhead out of position and slide the puck into the net. The Royals’ Hugh Anderson and Walt Long tied the game up With two important goals in the middle stanza without a reply from Exeter. Although the tribe threatened to break the deadlock on differ­ ent occasions, they were always foiled at the goalmouth by Ed Lochhead of the St. Thomas de­ fence. It took only 20 seconds for Keith Kewley’s “fired up” Roy­ als id break the tie in the third period. Art Sullivan and. Williams Set up Walter Long on the first play inside the Exeter blueline and Long made no mistake as lie picked the short side on Salter. At 3:20 Don Beatty rifled home a drive to put the home team two goals up in less than four i minutes of play in the third. • The Bill Oberlc-Junior Dares-j Bill MacDonald line was the top line on the ice for the tribe as I they threatened constantly. | On a third period scramble around the Royals net. Oberle pushed the puck over the goal* line but Lochhead pulled it back and the St. Thomas goal judge didn’t turn on the light so it wasn’t counted. Billy MacDonald, who Was right on ton of the play, threw a cotmle of hot remarks at the goal judge and the referee gave him a 10-minute misconduct penalty, Art Sullivan, Allison and Wil­ liams fired the next three goals in succession to sink the tribe’s chances. However, Larry Heideman blasted a shot between Loch­ head’s legs and Into the net at 14fS0 te iRake the score read the tribe has dropped three J die way of player changes or |more valuable games. They suf-'"' " fered a 6-2 beating by the league­ leading Wallaceburg Hornets; I dropped a 7-3 decision to the I Strathroy Rockets and blew a 4-2 lead in St. Thomas on Tues­ day night to wind up on the . wrong end of a 9-6 score. I Business Manager Bruce Big- 'Ladies Bowl |For Turkeys Turkeys, the pride of the Yulc- I tide meals, were the main ob- I slacle in the Ladies Bowling | League this week. | Seven large birds were bowled i for by 17 different teams in which 96 players took part. j Five of the turkeys were awarded on hidden scores while the other two went for the high single and high triple of the week. Ahn Simpson of the Pin Pop- pettes, who helped her team take five points from the Mighty Mice, rolled a three-game high of 688 to win a cup and saucer along with the turkey. Ollie Essery’s 292 single game enabled her to win a bird and a cup and saucer for the highest single of the week. Ken Hockey picked out the five hidden scores for the re­ maining birds and the winners were Kay Shelgrove, 320, Merry Maids; Doris Listoen, 424, Lolli­ pops; Barb Brintnell, 505, Be- Bops; Almira Ford, 629, Blow- ettes and Shirley Wright, 355, also of the Blowettes. Mary Westlake of the Alley Cats, and Mary Holtzman of the Hi-Lights came through as hid­ den score winners for chocolates. As far as the bowling went oyer the week, only two teams picked up seven point totals— Merry Maids and Jolly Six. As a .result of their seven point splurge, the Merry Maids have moved three points in front of the second place Be-Bops. The Busy Bees are in third place, one point back of the Be- Bops while the Hot Dogs hold down fourth place with 49 points. Six 600 or better triples were rolled this week. Ann Simpson was high with her 688 while the other high bowlers were D. Monroe, 684* • 0. Essery, 666; A. Ford, 629; g’. Farquhar, 610 and N. Harwey, 609. (L ,'Dlommacrt 597) _ wi HolWiian 570) „V) hatimfs (O. Essery f>66) „ „ Busy Bees (V. Harvey d09)__ Happy Gals (D. Munroe 684) “ Blowettes (A. Ford C29) CH- IMntnell 582) "2 Alley Cats (D. France 906) BuLercups (K. Slnpljeton 546)“ „ llope." fNT. Caldwell 577) Bln ropnettes (A. Simpson 68ST Mlabty Mice (E. Sm|th 582)___ lolly Six (G. Skinner 574) Dps & Downs (V. Miller 492) “I H" Maids (G. Faronhar 610) Lollipops .(M, Glinn 4SS) 1* risky Six «). peott 544) ____ ^•'Jfnhnrns (E.Jlannle 459)__ {o'b ;UI,S fA. Bremen tor 5 Hl „■ A tie Hawks (B. .gangster 512) STANDINGS 56 53 52 41) 4'8 48 48 46 so 5 2 5 o 5 2 R 2 5 7 0 7 0 52 5 •> Merry Maids _ Be. Bops ___Busy Bees Hof Bogs ..._ _ Aliev Cats P. Poppetfes .. Happy Gals . Ups X- Downs ... •Tnllv .Tills _ 40 Mighty Mice ~ 35 ..........................................iitililHIiiiittiinnttuniiiiitiiniH,. Frisky Six . Hi Lights Whatnot." Nile Hawks Tolly Six Wee Hopes _ Greenhorns _ Buttercups .. Lollipops__ Bio-,voltes Around I The j Arena With Larry Heideman Saturday, December 15, at the local arena showed the Wings defeating the .Royals by a score of 4-2', Fred Wells led the Wings With a pair of markers while singles were registered by Lou DuGute add Jim Gould. Lome Turnbull scored both Royal goals with one coining on a penalty shot. The Flyers ahd Flashes bat­ tled to a 3-3 tie in the second game. Lester Heywood came up with the hat trick in gelling all three of the Flashes goals. Rick­ ey Boyle tallied twice ahd George Armstrong added 4 Single fpr the Flyers markers. In the third pee wee game, the Hornets edged the Falithers 3-1. Brian Hall, Jim SWellzCt and Jim Carscaddcn registered the Hornets goals. Laveth Gould tallied the lone Panther goal. The Boston wee wee afid squCC gee team humbled the Blue Devils to the tune of 4-0. Ray Tommy Allen and Don Wrigllt added singles. ; The second wee wee and squee j gee game showed the powerful i Red Devils trouncing the Mo­ hawks 8-0. Larry WillCrt and ■ Doug, Stanlake came up with ; terrific performaiicfes gelling i tour goals each, j Teen Tihife. I Wednesday, December 26, is i Teen Town's Christmas semi- I formal dafiefe between the hours of 9 and 11. Special dances and prizes will bo given out and a big turnout is expected. Gtrlii* Hotkfcy Gili's’ hockey is still being, ex- perlmofitod with. There is a notice at the arena for any girls who atO interested in playing hockey and it definitely sighed so that teams formed. Hockey Films Special hookey films shown from 2 to 4 on _____ day afternoon, December 26, in the gym at the arena. The films give a complete breakdown On skating, shooting, slickhandling, defensive .and offensive plays Anyone. JhlArftSl.cd.. is_.welcomo. to playing must ‘ can be be bewill WcdneS' istered the final goal of the garnet 8-st. Thomas. h. Amkrson ___ at 16:50 when he scored on Bill | &«8ulHmU swithin the next 24 hours. Whether Oberle’S pass from the side of *3ji8 lwinjamV H4o’ ' -L.------------ ....1, . . .. |.|ie Playing Coach “1 picked up five stitches just above, his eye in the first period when IP he was clipped with a high stick | in front of the St. Thomas goal,1 but he later returned to action, j Ron Salter guarded the nets for the absent Gar Baker and i Earl Barton did not dress for I the game as Loader switched i the lineup in an attempt to get a winning combination. EXETER — Goal, Salter; defence, Dwyer, Thiel, Franklin. Hayward; foi wards, Dberle. Heideman, Loader. G r a v e t t, MacDonald, Wharnsbx, sHhantz, Dares, Zukiwski, ST. THOMAS —Goal, Loehheadi defence, Kewlcy, Williams. Sllver- nerg, if. Anderson: forward". Sulli- Ivan, Schooley, MacPhersou, Bentley, i Lung, Pclexh, Allison, 1<\ Anderson, i Beattie, j Referees— E. O'Donnell and Terry ! Hagen, of Simcoe. 1 •First Period 1— St. Thomas, Kewlcy „„„„„„ .50 2— st. Thomas, Kewley (Beattie, Schooley) .. __ 2,31 .1—Exeter, Hayward '(Dares) _ 5.45 4— Exeter, MacDonald (Hayward) ___ fi.05 5— Exeler, Dares ; (Oherle, MacDonald) 16.67 6— Exeter, Dares 10.50j Penalty — Dwyer .10. ■Second Period 7— SI. Thomas, Long (Sullivan, MacPherson) . 3.07 t j i Thlrct Period 'Red” Loader! Thomas, L ips just above! isumvan, wm Hockey Standing O.H.A. SENIOR “B" Wallaceburg 6, Exeter 2 Strathroy 7, Exeter 3 Woodstock 3, IVallaeeburg Thomas 11, Sarnia 6 " Exeter 6 L T F 2 0 68 3 1 (53 5 0 47 6 1 74 8 0 60 9 0 45 1 0 4 Strathroy St. St. Thomas 9, 1 from w 10 7 6 5 5 2 0 league, 2 A 40 8 Wallaceburg Strathroy ... Woodstock .. Sarnia .......... St, Thomas . Exeter ...... xxLondon ... xx—Withdrew Next Wee’s Games: 21—Exeter at Woodstock 27— Exeter at St. Thomas ,Sarnia, at ’WaliacOlnti'g 28— Stralhroy at Woodstock 29— St. Thomas ’at Exfiter WOAA INTERMEDIATE Last Week's Scores; Mitchell. 8, Clinton 6 Lucan fl, Goderich 2Lucan fl, Goderich 6 Milvhell 10, Zurich 3 llderton 10, Clinton 8 „ 11.40 Dwyer .. .x,ong ------- wnikins) Thomas. Beattie_ Thomas, Sullivan el’herson) __ _ Thomas, Allison _____ Lfer, Heideman . .21 . 3.21 8.50 11.45 14.29 i«.r. . 10.15 Schooley 4.18. Mae- ...Inuie misconduct) 11- 12- lib__ ________________ li—Hxeter( MacDonald * (Oberle) . ....15—HL Thomas, William* (AllIson) . Penalties — fl. Donald <10 mli___ „ 5.01), Williams 6.45. Five Quickies | Crush Tribe I Five big goals in the first per- I iod of Friday night's hockey i game by the visiting Strathroy j 1 Dockets in Exeter enabled Dick i Plncombe's crew tq roll to a * 7-3 O.H.A. Senior “B” victory £ over Mohawks. 11 As in most of their games this f year, the Mohawks suffered a i lapse and in this particular t j game, it edme in the first per-; i ipd. Five unanswered goals i were scored by a hustling Strath- : i roy team before the tribe got | untracked. 11 It may have been because of j the long journey to Wallace-1J burg the night before, while ] = Strathroy rested that the Exeter j club couldn’t do anything right 1j in the initial frame, but after i | that they settled away and play- ’ | ed even hockey in the second j by splitting one goal apiece and i then went on to outscore the = Rockets 2-1 in the final period. | I Des Moroney and Bernie Pear- j | son each scored two goals to = pace the Strathroy offensive at- = I tack. Single Rocket goal scorers i j were Stan Long, Don Mayes, ! , and jack McCreight. . |j "Boom” Gravett, Junior Dares i 'and Bill MacDonald fired the i f | Exeter goals. | j Strathroy defenceman- Stan:? Long opened the scoring on a' j play with Carl Hatt at 5.32 to start off the scoring parade. i Hatt picked up his second sist in 17 seconds when ne check-1 ’ ed a Mohawk defender to the I left side of Gat Baker and forced him to pass blindly right onto. Des Moroney’s stick at the blue- line, who- in turn pumped a 30- foot slap shot past a startled Baker in the Exeter nets, Don Mayes' goal at 8,25 and Moroney’s second first period goal jumped the Rockets off* to a commanding 4-0 lead. Bernie Pearson added the final counter of the period for Strathroy. In the hard-hitting first per­ iod, referees Bob Bloxam and Ken McFadden handed out five penalties with Strathroy getting the nod three times. Jack McCrcight combined with Buddy Evans and Stan Long op a picture three-way passing play early in the second period to ring up a 6-0 lead. Finally at 14:34, Don "BooimR Boom” Gravett capitalized on a* passout from Larry Heideman to put Exeter on the score sheet, Don Fulton was the major at­ traction in the middle stanza as —Please Turn to Page 5 ^iniUtlMlimilU)IIUII|ll>H>i<HI>»lllllll|Hiti|ll>H»l>imil>»ni»hil)Ullt<H|l|lHlllll<IIHtl Exeter Mohawk Player of the Week As Chosen By Bill Musser, Charlie Acheson, Derry Boyle (Right Winger) Don Gravett BOOM scored the first goal for Mohawks in games the Tribe played this -past week against Wallaceburg and Strathroy Rockets'. Be­ sides playing well offens­ ively, the fast winger back- checked effectively in both contests. So far this sea­ son, BOom has scored five goals and four assists to rank fourth among MohaWk marksmen. E DICK JERMYN, who offers the best in farm ma­ chinery, is pleased to present his “Player of the Week" award to the hard-working right winger. Exeter Farm Equipment PHONE 508 R. D. Jermyn WILLIAM ST. t ''ninniiniinioiniiiiiiiiHiuiiiiinniuiHiniiiiiiiiniiitHnHiiiniiiiiKtmniniiiiniiinlHHininiKiiiiiuliniilnii Int. WOAA ‘ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 Exeter at Woodstock THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 Exetir at St. Thomas SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 . St. Thomas at Exeter THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 Mitchell et Zurich Clinton af Lucan THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 Zurich at Goderich FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 llderton At Lucan RS I OkeeW SNELL BROS. 1954 Meteor Rideau Sedan I Air Condition Heater, Defroster, Radio, Turn-Signals, Windshield Washer Two-Tone Finish, Low Mileage llderton Mitchell Lucan ., Zurich . Clinton . Goderich Games Next Week: 19— Liman at Zurich • 21—Mitchell at Zurich Clinton at LUctln 22—llderton at. Mitchell■iifi—Goderich al Clinton 27—Zurich at GOderich 2'8—-llderton kt Lucan WOAA BANTAM LEAGUE Last Week's Resuts: Exelftr 8, Zurich 3 , Centralia over St. Marys (By Default) Future GatpeSt 20- Hensall at St. MtU'.vs 27—Zurich at Centralia—7 p.'m. WOAA MIDGET LEAGUE Last Weik's Scores: St. Marys 7. Exeter 6 Mitcimii 4, Exeter 2 Future Games: 20—Exeter at Goderich 27—Goderich. at Exeter MOHAWK Bill MacDonald . Bill - Oherle .........Larr.v Heideman . "J-Jooth" Grnvelt . Bill Franklin ,... “lied” Loader ... Junior Dares .... Doug- Thiel ......... Bill Whaa-nsby ... Jack Dwyer ........ Marv Shan I z ........ Bill Hayward .... Earl Barton ........ Ed Zukiwski .... SCORING Ga.G A P Pirn. 11 8 11 19 U 11 6 13 19 10 11 6 11 17 0 11.5 4 9 0 9 0 4 7 0 1.1 3 4 7 0 7 5 1 6 0 10 2 2 4 4 9 2 2 4 «) 11 2 2 4 35 10 2 (I 2 2 11 1 1 2 29 9 0 2 2 12 3 0 0 0 0 HOCKEY Senior "B" OHA I Ml We Extend to Everyone, Best Wishes For A 1956 Ford Customline Sedan Air Condition Heater, Defroster, Windshield Whsher, 12,000 Miles & 1953 Ford Custom 2 D Radio, Heater, 23,000 Miles Phone 100 Limited 1 Exeter