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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-05-16, Page 4Th, Thhis-AtIvOtists, Mi*y 14, 19S1 Let's Talk S P RT S $y DON "BOOM BOOM" GRAVETT Sports Editor ..I:1111411111.11113tIOntInillinnt0011111101111100101114114100ntottlAtinnitillitnntlitturittnnt MAURICE "ROCKEr RICHARD, to date the tlational Hockey League's most prolific scoring sensa- ton, paid a welcome visit to this district on Friday night when he attended RCAF Centralia's winter Sports. banquet, We had a few minutes alone with the famous French Canadian star in which he told us enough, to ;till many nore columns the size a this one, Now • don't get.us wrong! The "Rocket" -wasn't boasting about lus.Playing abilities a bit to us or 'anyone else! He was just answering the dozens and dozens of • questions popped at him by the station personnel and this corner. A man like this we find great admiration for be- cause he has left any high-hattedness well behind Wm, The Rocket, who has received more print in newspapers over our nation possibly than any other athlete because of the number a brawls, misconducts and great scoring feats he's displayed, convinces one • that hockey is his whole life and his main ambition is to hit the 500 goal circle. When the day for re- tirement arrives, it will mark a sad ending to an • astounding career for Montreal's beloved "Rocket". No matter how soon the big •triggerman for the Canadiens manages to hang up his skates for the last time, he'll never be forgotten by hockey experts, fans and referees all over the country. We questioned MAURICE on some of the Stanley Cup highlightaand we'd like to pass on his replies to you. As you probably have noticed, the "Rocket" sits on the bench instead of taking to the ice between the second and third periods. Well, it isn't because of conceit as many around the area think. He sits there because he can keep warm as the freshly flooded ice is cold and it bothers him at the start of the period after coming out a a heated dressing room. As for JAQUES PLANTE leaving his net so often, • according to RICHARD, coach "TOE" BLAKE tells him to so he can help out the defencemen. Richard, who has 15 action -packed seasons in the National Hockey League, slipped back over his experiences and picked, out his personal all-star team. Of .course the modest fellow didn't pick any of Les • Canadiens, These choices gave himself the most trouble to play against. In goal he put "Mr. Zero", FRANKIE BRIMSICK; defence, JACK STEWART and "RED" KELLY; centiie, ATILT SCHMIDT; wingers, GORDIE HOWE and TED • LINDSAY. For this year's dream team he would have chosen goaltender GLENN HALL; defencemen, MARCEL PRONOVOST and FERNIE FLAMAN; centre, LARRY REGAN, and wings, GORDIE HOWE and TED LIND- SAY: MAURICE RICHARD has scored 493 goals to date and hopes to boost it well up over the 500 mark befoye- theend of next season. -it The statement he made about quitting hockey When .he couldn't score 20' goals in a season was a sincere statement as he' figures there is no senti- ment in hockey and when you don't produce, out you go, no matter who you are. The 56 -year-old ace started to skate when he was only four years' old and at that time he always turned to the left in going, around a rink. This is the reason why he plays right wing even though he shoots left, because he can't shift as well to the right as he can to the left.. • While we played junior hockey in KITCHENER, a fine athlete by the name of GLENN CRESSMAN was a teammate of ours and this year "Cress" had a four -game stint with the CANUCKS. Richard said. that although Glenn took his placein a couple of games, he had little chance of making the club, nor bas anyone else, unless you get into four to five games .and play regularly. So it just goes to show you what the chances are for any newcomer to stick in the N.H.L. Last but not least, Richard told this corner that it was not the money that means' the most to kim.in the playoffs but the •thrills he gets perform- ing before packed houses in the Stanley Cup finals! THIS 'N THAT—Be sure to witness the Huron - Perth opener in Dashwood on Monday . . . Saw 18 - year -old GARY COWAN on the eighteenth fairway on the ROCKWAY GOLF COURSE in KITCHENER over the weekend when he finished up with a nine under par 61 . . 'In a noisy restaurant Saturday and who. should be holding the floor with golf gossip—you guessed it—IVIOE NORMAN! When asked how he's hitting 'ern, Moe said: "Pretty' good! Not bad!" SHARON BLOCK asked JACK McINTYRE who is the best hockey player in the N.H.L. besides himself at the Zurich banquet . . TONY LESWICK was the worst needier RICHARD ever had, Cornish, Mitchell &-Co. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS H. J. Cornish "• L F. Cornish D. Mitchell K. W. Sleds W. E. Suchard 291 DUNDAS ST. Dial 2.2651 LONDON, ONT, Bali Opon"er In Dashwood SteveMitro in Hew Garb, Faces Mohawks Monday The lid will he blown off the Huron -Perth Intermediute Base- ball sehedule on the Monday holi- day at Dashwood as the rivalry will be renewed between the Exe- ter 111ohawks and the Dashwood Tigerst Each club has been preparing for the opening battle and the roaches of each team .are confi- dent of a victory. Newly -appointed Manager Jim- my Ilayter, of ttle Dashwood ball club. will 1.iave two new faces in Bub Pooley. Jaek rarSOUS, Sgt. Dunning, Dom Wells,. Dick Taylor and. Jerry Pitre are looking after the infield positions while Bill Rowe, Frank Hammond, Bill Bat- ten, Jack Taylol', Jinn Haley and Chuck Parent will cover the out- field duties. Game time is 2:00 p.m. sharpl Officials the Iluroa-Perth In- termediate Baseball League' net Tiger uniforms for mound duty oreboard this year in the persons of Stevo Mitre and Thu Melville. Mitre needs little introduction aroundthese parts as last year he flung for the Exeter team and made the Huron -Perth all-star team to .pitch against the London Majors in which he looked very impressive. Jimmy Melville comes into Tigertown with experience picked up In the Toronto Junior League and from the Senior lntereounty London Majors. Manager Jimmy Hayter had this statement to make for the opening game: "Most of the Dashwood regulars are back for another season and will. start m the Monday after- noon genie. Several younger players that have been trying out to catch a berth with our team have looked pretty good and may get a chance in the opener." On the Mohawk side of the fence, Coach Derry Boyle has his choice .of four .pitchers in Which to start the game with. Iry Ford, Bob Russell, Don McKellar and lefty Bob Dobson are all ready for the call to mound duty. Behind the plate, -Richard Yde- FaJls, Bill Pincombe and Joe Wooden wilt likely exchange the catching chores throughout the game. BASEBALL RESP -TS AND STANDINGS • Huron-P4rth Intermediate Baseball Leeput Future Games— May 2P0—Exeter at Dashwood, 2 p.m. 24—nashweed at Exeter . Clinton at liensall 27-1tensall. at Clinton Zurich at Mitchell McGILLIVRAY-.SOFTBALI. LEAGUE. Future Games— May 21—West Corners vs. Mt. Carmel 22—Brinsley vs. Exeter 23—Lieury vs. West Corners Games Start at 8,30 p.m. Sharp LADIES' SOFTBALL LEAGUE Exhibition Game May 20 12,30—Exeter Greys vs. Dashwood Tigerettes Schedule will start 'in June. All 'Towns interested in entering a team into the league, notify the • Sports Dept. at the Exeter Times - Advocate. -last week. to draw up The littrore Perth schedule for the 1957 .aea- son. Like the start .of last year, the, league- will be composed of six team with Hensall, Clinton. Exe- i ter, Dashwood, Mitchell and Zu. !rich entering teams. 1 Under the supervision of league president Leroy O'Brien, of Zu- rich, a 20 -game schedule has been planned. The opener will take place nn the May 24 holiday which this year comes on Monday, May 20. Exeter Mohawks, under .coatilt Derry Boyle, will travel to :Dash- woed where the curtain will be lifted off the '57 seam. The- annual all-star game is slated for the Hensel' ball park on July le with Listowel Legme- naires supplying the opposition. After the fini standings have been decided in regular league play, teams finiahing first and third, second and fourth wi11 Meet in the first round for the league championship, The schedule is as follows: May Honor Top Bowlers At Grand Bend Fete The annual bowling banquet! for the ladies' bowling teams was held at the Brenner Hotel on Wednesday, The dinner opened with a toast to the Queen proposed by the president, 'Mrs. Wm. Cochrane. Grace was pronounced by Mrs, Lawrence Mason, After a dinner of Southern fried chicken, the members went into the business part of their meeting conducted by Mrs. Coch- rane. The new slate of officers as elected for the corning year were: president, Mrs. Jack Eagleson; secretary, Mrs. Leon. ard Trott, treasurer, Mrs. Wm. Glenn. The trophies for the past year's bowling were donated by Mr. and Mrs, W. F. B. MacLaren. and Mrs. MacLaren was called upon to present the same to the winning team of the year. The Ups and Downs with Mrs. Flo- rie Webb as captain, and also to Mrs. Doreen Finkbeiner for high triple for the year, with a score of 756. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Waldron' of Grand Bend Cleaners donated the trophy for high average for the year arta it went to Mrs. Doreen Finkbeiner with an aver- age of 176, presented by Mrs. Waldron, who. also presented the trophies to the winning team at the playoffs, the Fireeraek- • NOM if IV iiliffillItittl)11011 Ifintilittiliflif Ili IMP lifiti Mtn IIIMIttinlinttilitif Stil4 '0'444 Off ',AMINE. tot t1flhi riU murtilt toit Vondfon Boat* ttoto 81133 ft johnion 1,16totis Molle $111 *nit Te.e0Aet Irteliors teeth' 11131,. tette thik it ors, with Mrs. Phyllis Glenn as captain, Mrs. Dee Rath presented the high single trophy for the year, donated by the Canadian Legion, and won by Mrs. Berniece Bos- senberry with a score of 343, She also presented the high single and high triple trophies to the different teams, which were won by: Mrs. Irene Rosengrin, Jets (265 and 610); Mrs. Doreen Fink- beiner, Westerners (311 and 756); Mrs. Pearl Desjardine, Harmony Gals (271 and 655); Mrs. Aileen Ravelle, Wee Hopes (286 and 671); Mrs. Berniece BosseriberrYi Alley Cats (343 and 672); Mrs. Marge Roberts. White Caps (285 and 717). • Mrs. Joan Cochrane presehted prizes of cups and saucers for hidden scores to Dot Desjardihe, Thelma Waldron, Marjorie Mas- on, Joan Cochrane, Mona Finch, Betty Lang, Maudie McDonald, Lou Hamilton, Lois Spieron„ Betty Flear, Ruby Stanlake, Ruby Chamberlain, Esther Gill, Marion Shaw, Vclda Clarke, Pat Ravelle and Dee Rath. A trophy' vias donated by Mrs, Winnie Gill for special bowling night held at the alleys which was won by Mrs. Maureen Jewer and a set of pictures made and donated by Mrs. Marjorie Hunt was won by Mrs. Dorothy Cut- ting. Women, Kin 'Hopefuls' Head Grappling Card For the first time in the his- for three rounds with each round tory, of Exeter, an amateur consisting of three minutes be - wrestling show will take piece fore they will be lifted out. in the local arena on May 23. The card will be something "special" for the interest of local and surrouridine district rest-, dents. as the - complete pro- gramme will consist of strictly local talent. Exeter Kinsmen, wlio apOnsor the local Midget baseball team are holding the affair. No admis- sion will be charged but a sil- ve collection will be taken up with all proceeds going into Kins- men projects. The ring has been generously, donated by George Realer, local restaurant owner in Exeter. Ladies Tag Team Raring To Go! One of the feature cards is a tag team rnateh that will see Hard Boiled Haggerty (Mary Holtzman and her partner, Hans Schmidt (Dorothy Pfaff) pull. hair and bite against Prince Miava (Joan :Harness) ancl Gorg- eous Geoege (Ruth Durand). To make sure of an easy vic- tory, Joan Harness has put the reins nn a Torn -Torn drummer and will have him pounding out the fighting notes near ringside when the foursome meets in the It is rumored that Bob Dinney and Ken Hockey -have offered their funeral homes .free of cbarge to any of the wrestlers who wish, to lie there after the bouts! A number of other bouts have been slated to go on the card for the fans' enjoyment so three referees have been called in to handle the bouncing duties. Cecil Gibbons, Bud Preszcator and Cliff Ersman should wield a lot of weight around the ring in keeping order. First bait goes on at 8:30 p.m, sharp so don't miss the best laughs of the year! 20—Exeter at liattiliwond .(2 Part.) 24—Clinton at Henson Dash wood at Tixoter 27-11ensall at Clinton Zurich at :Mitchell 20—Mitchell at Da alt wood Clinton at Zurich 3.1-4xeter at lienatill di tin%J8 wood at 011•nton ilensall at Mitchell 4—Zurich at Exeter 6—It1itcliell at Hensel] 7—Clinton at, ItaaliwioOd Jeter a.t Z1111(11\ 31—C1iutn at Mitchell flashlroorl at Zurich Homan At Exel. et 15—Mitchell fit Cant fIn Zurich at Henson 17—Clinton at 2.1xeter 'Da ell wood a t Mlcb&11 18-4-lensoll at Zurich 20—Mitchell at Exeter • Zurich at Clinton . 21--Hensall et Dashwood 24—Zurich. nt Dasluvocui Exeter at ;Mitchell :Repeal I at e'llat 27—Mitchell nt Zu • Exeter a t •Olin Inn -1)a..altwodd at lionsall July 2-01Inton at tiensall at Exeter 2—Zurich at Pashwooti 5—nstoliwnoti at Clinton Mitchell at liensall :Exeter at Zurich ' 8—ClIntort at Exeter nashwooti nt. Alitrhall 8—Zurich at H'ensall 10—At Tiensati—Liatowel va. All -Stars 11-4litchell 22-11ensell at Zurleh. :Mx et er at Esahwootl. La-1-Tensall at Mitchell Zurich At Clinton 18--Dasinvoorl at Exeter 17—Mitchell at Zurleh 10—Clinton at Hensel' initehell at Ttlxeter .2.2--Hashwood at Zurich Exeter at Clinton 24—,8ittrIch at Mitchell 28—Clinton at riashwootl. 20.—nlinton at Zurich 31—Exeter at :81'itcholl An:sat-ter at 14ensall Mitchell at Dattliwnod Pashwood at lien pa.lt a—Zu rich at Exeter Ifenaail at naahtvood. Alter Rules In WQAA Western Ontario Athletic As- sociation decided at its annual meeting Wednesday night to al-, low minor league baseball play- ers play with more thati one team this season. However, the player must play ring. with the first club he signed with A second tag team bout wilt if tho two teams happened to produce Hugh "Fiea" Wilson have games scheduled on the with his side-kiek Norm ,Shp. sante night. pery" Tripp against. Mighty As an example, a midget filo- Sack Coughlin and easy going er playing for his home town Jim "Bardrock" Wilson. in midget and intermediate ball, fraction as It is a grudge match midget. -playing certificate and This match has an added at- \mid be authorized to sign a between the four and $10,00 gees it the intermediates and midgets to the Winner. Each put up the i had a game scheduled for the money to say that they will win 'same Inght, he would have to easily. play the midget game. I,Aoyd "Tee -Shirt" Fordw,.11.1. 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