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Ey. DON "EQQM EQOM" GRAVETT
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Q.H.A. RULE TIIE RQQST
They say that nice guys always get kicked
around. Well, the ruling handed clown by the powers
of the O.H.A. on Jiin "Red" Loader, a tribe stalwart
for the past four or five years, is a perfect example,
The Q.i .A,, in our esti-
4 `:1 elation, put one of On -
re pr tario's keenest, competi-
tive hockey players out .of
action on a mere techni-
cality to slam the door
shut on Red's dream of
bringing an Ontario title
to the town of Exeter.
The little red -head
would do anything to
have this dream take
place as he proved this
winter. First of all, he
entered the playoffs on a
salary cut at the request
of oneofa the ;:Mohawk
players. He did this main-
ly because he thought
the players would perform
better and help bring an
O.H.A. title here. Secondly, he played before the
home town fans when he should have been at his
father's bedside in Hamilton where he was seriously
Now this has to happen. To us, Jimmy is one
of the nicest and most sportsman-like men anyone
would wish to meet and it hurts us to see him go
through what he did last Saturday night in Bradford.
"Red" blamed himself for letting the club
down in the certificate mixup and he really broke
down before the Mohawk players just prior to the
game. Despite this, he pulled himself together and
went out and coached the boys through 60 minutes
of hockey from the sidelines. Believe me when I say
that if all the hockey fans from town could have
seen how much heart Jinn tb •ew into that game for
this town, they would hav been mighty proud.
Now that a few days have el psed, we feel sure that
Jimmy is not shouldering the blame for the proceed-
ings that took place because every party we've con-
tacted has more or less passed the buck onto some-
one else and the Exeter coach's name certainly
wasn't mentioned.
NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE?
After hearing all or the majority of the facts
from the Mohawk executive, it seems that someone
was pulling strings behind the locals' back. Brad-
ford never asked for the Exeter playing certificates
until the end of the second period of the second
games of the series in Bradford and when they did,
they made the slip of just asking for Loader's- and
to one else's. Mohawks were leading the game 5.2
at the time. Musser passed the information on to us
that he heard from a reliable source that the 0.°I -LA,
notified the Bradford, manager that "Red" didn't
have a playing certificate. When talking with Alf
Lockridge of Winghaln, no explanation could be
given to us for the O.H.A. tossing out the two Exeter
wins and letting Bradford's victories stand.,
We suggested to Alf that Exeter got a raw
deal but he disagreed. He said the same thing hap-
pened to the Bradford playing coach a few weeks
previous to "Red's" situation. However, he neglect-
ed to mention that the Ford's playing coach played
in a professional league with Washington last year
and it was against the rules for him to step down.
Loader has been with Exeter for at least- the last
four, years.
To top things off, Musser finished out a con-
versation with Hanley on Monday to officially give".
-
Bradford the series and when he was talking he
asked the O.H.A. manager why Exeter got back their
$50 protest money when they lost. Hanley said they
gave it back because the O.H.A. executive felt the
Bradford protest was very weak!
SOMEONE SLIPPED ON CERTIFICATE!
John Bell, president of the WOAA, told us
distinctly that the western organization was entirely
at fault. Alf Lockridge should have seen to it that
everything was in order when he signed the cards.
r However, We are not thoroughly convinced all
the fault should lie on his shoulders. We believe that
the Mohawks' management of Bill Musser, Lloyd
Cushman and yours truly should carry our share of
the blame for not checking into the new rules put
into the book for the. 1858 season. The WOAA is
going to send us a manual now that the season is
Over-.
PEE WEES AT IT AGAIN IN GODERICH
Easter holidays mean hockey time once again
for hundreds of pee wee hockey players across
Canada at the annual "Young Canada Week" hockey
tournament in Goderich. Although some of the teams
have begun play, the main portion of the week-long
tourney doesn't start until mid -week. As usual, dist-
rict
ishriot teams from Hensell, who incidently won their
division last year, Lucan and Exeter will be making
their familiar journey northward.
The Lucan club has already one victory under
their belt. Saturday they routed Lucknow 3-0. This
Saturday they're in line for a shot at Ebeneezer.
Harold Eibson, manager of the Lucan arena, was
with the team on the tripand said he was very
disappointed in the ice situation but hopes that it will
be better as the tourney progresses.
Exeter, under coaches Larry Heideman and
Doug Allen, will ride to the port town with manager
Alvin Willett next Tuesday morning for an 8;30 a.m,
game with either Pt, Edward or Eidgetown. Players
making- the trip will include goalie Neil Hamilton;
defencemen, Don Cooper, Fins Carscadden, Larry
lYillert, Larry Stires and "i3ud". hose;, forwards, Mikis
.
Cushman, Stan Lesnick, on tray, gob MacDonald,
Gary Parsons, Larry srintnell, Andy Kenyon, till
Wright and Fred Wells, who Wag voted • the most
outstanding player in tun* annual. Shamrock
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CURLING CHAMPIONS—These four skips received championship trophies at Exeter
Curling Club banquet Tuesday night for winning bonspiels during the year, From left
are Jack Fulcher, mixed doubles championship; Ethel Ailey, ladies championship;
Henderson Ding, CTC bonspiel winner; Lee Learn, club championship, —7.'-A Photo
WINS FINAL BONSPIEL—Jack Fulcher's rink won the final mixed bonspiel sponsor -
cd by Exeter Curling Club last week. He was presented with the trophy by Lee
Learn, club president, at the banquet Tuesday night. Rink members are, from the left,
Harry Jeffery, vice -skip; Ed :Hiller, and Mrs. Ante Keller, —T -A Photo
Banquet Ends Season
Cu rs C
About 150 members attended
the Exeter Curling Club ban-
quet in Exeter Legion Hall Tues-
day night to wind up a success-
ful season.
President Lee Learn was Inas-
ter of ceremonies for the event
and presided for the presenta-
tion of over 50 .trophies and k
prizes won by various rinks in
bonspiels throughout the year.
Dick Roelofson was elected for
the 1958-59 season. His execu-
tive . includes Art Canis, vice: -
president; Glen Mickle, secre-
tary and Bill Allison, treasurer.I
Committee chairmen include
Harry Ailey, draw and bonspiel;
Lee Learn, membership; Bill:
Cann, property and ice; Ulric '
ern 770
You're Heavy" and the occasion-
al mutterings of "Damm, 1
missed the broom," the final
bonspiel ends, more or less the
curling for this season and with
it goes a wonderful and success-
ful season. Wasn't it?
Draw One
Winners, John Labatt Trophy—
Jack Fulcher, skip; harry Jef-
fery, Ann Keller, Edwin Miller.
Runners-up—Art Cann, skip;
Marg Wein, Zella Gibson, Eugene
Beavers,
ix Teams
Snell, finance.
Exeter Legion Ladies Auxiliary
catered for the banquet and the:
Paul Brothers, Kirkton, provided
entertainment.
Fulcher's in k
Captures. Final
By SGT. BRADLEY
With enthusiasm riding high,
the district curlers wont into
their final bonspiel of the season
with 24 rinks participating.
This was a club bonspiel with
the annual curling trophy at
stake andgave the curlers a
last chance this season to show
their stuff and compete for
prizes.
The curling was muchim-
proved and games in the finals
were close and hard fought. So
with the much hue and cry of
"Too Lightt ", "Sweep", "Ohl
Skunkings were quite promi-
nent over the past week in the
Exeter Ladies' Bowling League
as no less than eight teams left
(he alleys supporting 7-0 'vic-
tories.
In the "A" grouping. for the
first time this season, all win-
ning teams grabbed off the full
seven points while the others
left empty-handed.
Whatnots, Pin. Poppettes, Hap-
py Gals, Be -Bops, Lollipops and
Alloy Cats were all seven point
winners in the week's play while
in the "B" grouping the :-lot
Dogs and Ups & Downs emerged
as seven point victors.
The riot Dogs and. Ups &
Dawns have kept up their cat and
dog fight for first place in the
even section of the B group as
a result of their lopsided wins.
The Dogs boast 16 points to the
Downs 14.
Wee Hopes hold a one point
lead over the Buttercups in the
odds section of the saltie :group
while the Mighty Mice are two
back of the Cups.
In the "A", Whatnots are mak-
ing a runaway of the even with
21. Their closest rivals, the Alley
Cats and Be -Bops, each have 12
apiece.
Happy Gals enjoy. a single
point difference over the Pin
Poppettes for first place in the
odds department in a 17.16
chase,
Sadler Red -Hot
Hazel Sadler of the Buttercups
made the rest of the league sit
up and take notice this week
when she turned in a nifty 955
triple,
The active bowler rolled games
of 235, 325 acid 195 for the high-
est women's triple an the alleys
this winter, However, she lost
out for the high tri'+le award as
all. chances to clam, the honour
elided as the playoffs started,
Local Turf Club
Plans June Meet
Exeter Turf Club named its of-
ficials for the 1958 racing season
and picked the date of June 4 for
the first twilight meet in 'Exe-
ter in their annual meeting last
Monday.
Officers elected were; Chair-
man, ,Pack Morrissey; vice -chair.
man, Tom Yearley; treasurer,
Harry Beavers; secretary, Wil -
ham Allison; representative of{
the community parks, Harry
Swartz,
Hensall Twosome
Win Skeet Shoot
'l'oni. Sherritt and John Ander-
son, of. Hensall, combined to
break 47 out of 50 targets and
win the London Winery two -lean
learn trophy at an annual Easter
trap shoot held at the Kippen
Gun Club last Sunday, -.
John and Ashley Gilbert of
Goderich, captured the runner-
upposition with 46 targets in 50
tries.
Special liandlicali prizes went to
Ashley Gilbert (24.25), Herb
Moss of ltittheier (23^25) and
John Anderson (23.25),,
Ashley Gilbert and John An
denten shared the high total 00
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Consolation—Ken Hockey, skip;
Bernice Cann, Tray Cann, Joe
Wooden.
Craw Two
Winner—Bill McKenzie, skip;
Irene Ross, Ken Here, Cee. Gib-
bons.
Runners-up—Ulric Snell, skip;
Ed- Brady., Norma Joynt, Lorne
Kleinstivcr.
Consolation—Claude Farrow,
skip; Jane Bray, Bob Jeffery,
Bill Lamport.
Draw Three
Winners—Bill McLean, skip;
Bill Musser. manager of the;
Exeter :Mohawk hockey club,.of-:
lielally announced at the vanclu->
sion of the 7.5 loss to Brad's-'
Fords on Saturday night in Brad-.
ford that the Exeter ` Lockey club
had folded for the season.
Afto • lasing a 'Saturday 'S rc after-
noon
noon battle with the'O.II.A. exec-?
utive in Toronto on whether or .
not the tribe could use an
"Red” Loader as a playing
coach and with the number .of
serious injuries that have bit the
Mohawks, the players and man-
agement could see no alterna-
tive.
Protest on Technical Point
Bradford Fords, after losing
the first two games of the series
to Exeter by 9.4 and 64 scares
dropped a protest letter backed
with a $50 check to Bill Hanley,
secretary of the O,H.A. on the
grounds that Jim Loader was not
signed to a proper 'player's ocr-'
tificate. Loader had signed a
coaching carr but not a playing
certificate,
The rule requiring the playing .
certificate was brought into ef-
feet in 1957. ;
WOAA. Backs Mohawks
The WOAA, which was repre-
seated at the meeting uy Alf
Lockridge, business manager of
the Western Ontario organizaak
tion submitted a letter to thh'.
O.H.A. stating the blame should
not be placed on the Mohawk
• hockey Club. Lockridge accepted'
entire responsibility himself. ;
However, the 0.FLA, overruled
the WOAA and threw out Load -1
er. O.H.A. officials also con -1
Bruce Tuckey, Stella Taylor, M.
Dugre.
Runners -up -A perfect tie be-
tween the rinks skipped by
1 -Larry Ailey and Charlie Ache-
son. The tie will be broken in
the near future with a' flip of
the coin,
Consolation—p a 1 p h Bailey,
skip; Marion Fletcher, Bob Gras-
sick, Harvey Cowen,
Four Teams
Reach Finals
of the protest meeting and the
way it was handled.
Exeter officials Still can't fig-'
ure out flow the O.}I.A. could
wash out the pair of Mohawk
wins and allow the two 1 radfoz d
victories to stand. In fat, they
couldn't get anyone to explain it,
"At first they weren't .even
going to read the WOAA letter to
the rest of the•O.ILA. executive
until 1 stood up and asked them
to do it," said Musser. "Some-,
how or other the Bradford man-
ager, John Rutherford, had al-
ready heard what was printed in
tho letter and he stood up to tell _
the rest that he had heard R.
Finally the committee thought
that it ,should be read and it was.
We later found out from Putter-'
ford himself that Manley had;
read it to him over a telephone
conversation previous to the
meeting."
Lloyd Cushman thought the
whole meeting was "cut. and
dried", "It just seemed that the
0.1:1.A, didn't want a WOAA team
to carry on and win the O.H.A.
championship," stated, Cushman.
"The verdict seemed to us to
bedecided before the meeting
had hardly gotten under way,"
said Musser.
Tribe Had Impressive Record
Exeter ,Mohawks, who stepped
down into the "homebrew" class
this winter, relied through the
winter months on a very impres-
sive record.
In league play the Mohawks
only lost three games in 22 tries
with other honiebrew and Inter -1
mediate "33" clubs in their
grouping.
The tribe faced the powerful
Philipsburg Chevs for the right
to enter the 0.11.A. competitions.
from Western Ontario and won:
the best -of -seven series 4-1-1.
Mohawk officials felt that.
even with their severe crop of in-
juries the club would give any
team in the Intermediate "C"
ranks a run for their money with
Red Loader on the ice. tut with-
out. the little rest -head, it Was a
lost cause,
Bradford's "Brad's -Fords" ral-
lied for three late third period
goals on' Saturday night before
the home town fans, to rout the
short-handed Exeter Mohawks
7.5 and take a commanding 3-0
lead in the best -of -seven
Intermediate "C" quarter finals.
The game was a see -saw affair
all the way as Bradford moved
in front for a 2-1 first period lead.
The Brads seored two goals in
the second, but before the second
marker',, the Mohawks roared
right back with a pair :to tie the
score temporarily.
Before seven minutes had been
played in the third period, Exe-
ter found the scoring range twice
for a 5-4 lead but Bradford came
back for three quickies to wrap
up the game,
Defeneeman Bill Lotto and
Jimmy Patton led the Ford's
victory by scoring two goals
eGach. bson.Single markers went to
Bob Nairn, .Al Battersby .and Don
i
Righlwinger Don "Boom"
Gravett scored a goal in each of
the three periods to pace the in-
vaders while Jimmy Russell and
Gib Sabourin added singles..
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in the series the tribe had
chalked up to give Bradford a.
commanding2-0 lead in the best -
of -seven series before the teams
took to the ice in Bradford last'
Saturday night.
Players Vote After Loss
With the loss of Loader, tvho
was one of the tribe's key figures
in their wins all year, and the
fact that 13111 Pineombe, Bob
Coates, Bill Waghorn, Jim Mac-
Donald and Gib Sabourin are all
out of action indefinitely, Mo-
hawk players held a vote in the
dressing room after the game to
determine the club's future. The
result was a 6-5 vote in favor of
throwing in the sponge and call-
ing it a Winter.
The loss of these six players,
who are all regulars in the line-
up, caused, the majority of play-
ers to give the balance of the
series to Bradford who at that
lime were holding a 3-0 ,at
O.H,A.. Stun. Tribe Executive
Mohawk h mana„ei Bill ; 11Sussel•,
Coach "Red" Loader and Lloyd
Cushman of the tribe executive,
were bewildered at the ou'tco'me
The finalplayoff in the Exeter
Men's Bowling League has ar-
rived withthe top four teams in
each group playing out a five
game total pinfall.
In the "A" section, Butchers,
Windmills, Red's Billiards and
Pin Poppers claimed the choice
positions and will start their five -
game series on Monday, April 7,
at 9 p.m. sharp,
The Tip Toppers, Pepsies, Milk-
men, Tradesmen, G,n1,'s and Ed-
selaires will start their games
sharp at 7 p.m. because of the
five -game marathon at 0 o'clock.
Spares and Big. Six will roll their
series from 0 to 11.
The B group standings have
not been decided but at the pies -
tat, the Rockets, Imperials,
Wildcats and Spare Parts have
the inside track. Canners could
pull into a .two-way tie for fourth,
place by collecting seven points
this Wednesday.
The "El" group teams bowling
oil W e d n e s d a y, April 0,
are asked to get started. at 6.45
so the teams playing off a five
game series kr the Championship
will be finished by 9:00 pan.
A real battle prevails for the
supremacy of high average as
Bob Osgood of the Windmills
holds down first place with a 223
average, ,'leek Fuller of the
Rockets, who has one more night
to bowl, is itsecond place with
228.
Bob Nicol, who spearheaded
the Pin Poppers into a sudden
recovery to eattli the lest play-
off spot in the "A" group, holds
non the third highest st average geithe league at 217.
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