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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-11-19, Page 6334". v `. • repo 4 The Timos-Advocite, November 19, 1959 Let's talk SPORTS By DON. "BOOM BOOM" GRAVETT Sports Editor ; HOW WE FEEL ABOUT HELMETS AND MASKS There has been quite a discussion over the situatwn of .players wearing head helmets and goal, tenders donning masks. Jaques Plante, famed Can- ' adien netminder of the NHL is the most recent . • Ports figure to cause a Stir over the whole ordeal, By.intrOclucing his mask to the fans across the coun- try, sports writers have been taking pot shots •at him . for his tactics, Just recently we breezed through a writeup appearing in one of the Toronto papers • which literally poked fun at Plante for wearing the mask. But who is right? Many spOrts fans say that • when they played, masks weren't even thought of. Men were men and women were women! To this corner, in the olden days that was fine. No doubt we used to drive Model A cars at that time too, but . now one wouldn't think of entering one on the con- • tinent's super highways. Times, have changed. With • the ganging attack and power plays inserted into our national game as they are, we can't see anyone risking his neck or a senseless accident which might ; injure him permanently, when it can be. avoided, It's alright to play the super man act but let's get reasonable, Practically every month, you read about some young hockey star or veteran lying in a hos. pital due to a hockey injury. • You don't have to look far to find these play- ers. Some are lucky and some are not quite as for- . tunate. This corner was one of the victims last winter. We were lucky! Now we're wearing a helmet. • At first we thought the idea stunk. But now after only four 'games, we feel that we have saved the .• local doctors from patching us up with some 30 stitches in our noggin. There are grove marks in our helmet from high sticks to prove it. As we said before, we must admit we certainly didn't think much of the idea at first but now we're convinced that helmets have a place in hockey. We're sure some of the more unfortunate players; possibly in. jured for life, wish they had worn them. If they had, they may still be playing today. Minor hockey is the place to start the helmet idea. Once a kid gets used to wearing a head helmet playing minot• hockey, it will autoriatically become part of his regular equipment later on in life for higher company. Len Taylor (Kitchener Record) and Chick Appel (Stratford Beacon -Herald) had favour. able comments of the situation. Chick and Len com• ment on the subject by saying: "Compel them to do so!" • "This column has advocated the compulsory use of face protection for all hockey goalies for some time now, but so far knows of only two netminders ' who used masks. In these days of screened shots the danger of goalies being seriously injured, and pos- sibly blinded, the use of face masks becomes more necessary. Len Taylor (Kitchener Record) says some - .thing that finds complete agreement here, when he comments: "Maniago's injury is just another argu- ment for the full-time use of plastic masks by goalies. The argument probably won't,have any more success than the long-term fight that has been unavailingly waged to persuade players to wear helmets. "If the helmet wearing had been obligatory Dutchies' Murray Davidson would be a little more healthy today than he is. He suffered a slight con- cussion and a three -cornered cut on the back of his bead on Saturday when he was checked into the . boards and his stick broke. Part of the broken stick • cut his head as he fell. Hockey players claim that helmets are heavy and cumbersome and say they just don't want to wear them. (Perhaps if Jack Mc- Master had been wearing a helmet he might still " be playing for the Kitchener Dutchmen, instead of hobbling' around after recovering from a hockey in- - jury that threatened his life at one time). • "Football playds used to make the same argu- ment about headgear in their game but after the wearing of helmets was removed from the optional crass we heard no more about it. The way to get hockey players to wear headgear -and incidentally " to cut the accident rate -is to make a rule punishable by penalty for failure to observe it. Probably we'll get around to that bit of common sense, but it may not arrive until a couple of people are seriously in- jured." CUFF CLEANERS-TArelvq-year-old Don Wright, who bowls for the Dynamiters in the Junior Boys Bowling League, is one of the main reasons why the club is on top of the loop. Wright rolled his second 300 game this season last Saturday with a 316. Alvin Guilford also helped things along with a 503 double . . Linda Edwards, age 12, of the Chipmunks also chalked up a 258 single. Credit should be given to the people who put their time and effort into help. ing to develop the young fry to become top grade bowlers. We understand that Ruth Durand, head supervisor, and Mary Holtzman,Dot Munroe, 011ie Essery, Jim Russell and rec director Larry Heide- man are the main cogs in the organization. Keep tip the good work! . . . Do you know who the lightest players are today performing in the National Hockey League? . . . Well, they run under the name of Don Simmons • and Camille Henry. SimMons, Boston 13ruins' classy netminder, tips the scales•at 150 pounds •while Henry of the Broadway Blueshirts weighs in at 151 , . . We haven't heard too many reports on deer catches. Apparently the four -legged critters are outsmarting most of the big game hunter or there is a scarcity of the animals , We wOuldn't mind taking in the NHL game at Toronto this Week- end. For the first time in years, Montreal Canadiens are making an appearance on Saturday night. Come on Ottawa -we've Mit five Cups of coffee wagered on you! tolliminalmlnullellmniltaiitilleniiiinif it imitentliliiiiiniminiminnlii iii i i intintinitintiniitinitinim, 1 - . .... . 1 LAMBTON COUNTY i Join. The March Against MD ,... November 23 te IS i GRAND BEND AREA MARCHERS . 1 i VILLAGE FIREMEN' . i (aye to tenItter Illttoctiler byetitpily,the 100% fetal:* i -dieeese attacking .20,000 patients in Canada, 70% (it i WhOin are thilcIteri.• Be geilerettC i ,1- 5:6(tinblehireameiteitairienteeeteanitititilieliminfienumemeatenoemennomeillnioulel5a• itched preps o Oh WKS Friday routes L -I Combines 9 - Tribe scores 5-2 win in rock 'n roll' opener Exeter Mohawks wasted little time in getting started off on the right foot in the '59-'60 hock- ey campaign as they registered a 5-2 victory over Forest Lake. sides in Forest on Moseley night. Mohawks, playing without the services of hard-hitting defence - Man Keith Stephens, team cap- tain Larry Heideman and Bill Oberle, were never in serious trouble throughout the 80 -minute contest as they built up a 2-1 first period lead; acl.ded two marc in the second and wrapped it up with a single tally in the third. Lanky Norman Harris, last minute replacement for goal - tenders Ken Slaunwhite and Ted Sumers, regular Forest netmind- ers, was the mainstay of the Lakeside defensive stand as h' booted out shots from all angles to keep the score within reason. On several occasions, Harris, who incidentally does regular duties for the Sarnia Legion naires of the OI -IA Jr, "B" set- up, robbed several Mohawk sharpshooters from point blank range.. Tribe open scoring It took the two clubs exactly sixteen minutes and forty-two seconds to get on the scoresheet, scoring wise. Winger Don Gravett tipped in Claude Duval's corner passout to break the ice. Duval had re- ceived the puck from "Red" Loader just befdre the initial counter was scored. The 1-0 lead didn't stand up long however, as Bob Martin completed a two- way combo with Stan Ulrich just 16 seconds later for Forest, Mohawks moved in front again when Duval scored his first of two at 17:50 with Loader and "Boom" helping on the play. The tribe hung up a 3-1 lead early in the second period when centre Bob Baynham fired a het one froin 20 feet out that Harris couldn't handle. Playing Coach Stan Ulrich temporarily put his club back in the game less than three minutes later when he heat "Buddy" Dietrich with a sliding shot. Jim Bloomfield and "Tus- sy" Dunham. engineered the play out of the Forest end of the rink. Exeter iced a power play at 17:18 when Ulrich drew a charg- ing penalty and just 11 seconds later, Duval potted number two when he cashed in on Doig's re- bound. Kenny Doig rounded out the L -I combines score again Lucan-Ilderton Combines made it two straight victories over Forest Lakesides in their home and home series final Friday night in Forest when they pro- pelled themselves to an 8-4 triumph. Combines took the first game by a 12-4 count in Lucan. Toni Collings, Bob Gauthier and Urbshott each fired two goals for the winners while Scott McNair and Steve Storey slap- ped in the others, For the Lakesides, young Jimmy Bloomfield found the range twice. Butch Armstrong and Bob Martin scored single markers. Lucan led 2-1 at the end. of the first period and were never headed the rest of the way. The winners jumped into a command- ing 6-3 lead at the end of the second and managed to outscore the homesters 2-1 in the final session to wrap it up. Forest were nicked for seven penalties throughout the contest while the Combines sat out six. Jim Bloomfield and Tom Coll- ings each drew five minute ma- jors in the first period. .winnee's.Heeoring in the final :stanza when he rifled "13ooin'e rebound into the Forest net at 7:87. Rock'n roll artists Bob Westenhoefer and Dan Weber,only two regular defence. nn to make the 'trip, took plenty :out of ,the Forest drive with their bard4lifting blueline iactics. The pair threw their weight around. with great author- ity and soon became well re- spected by attacking forward Up front, Andy •Sarara•s, Jim Russell and Ken Doig formed a forward unit while Bob Bayn- ham, Terry Wade and Bill Pin- -Please turn to page, -7 Tribe downs Polar Kings Exeter Mohawks got back to their winning ways Friday night at the local arena when they downed Elmira ,Polar Kings 7-3 in a fast and cleanly played ex- hibition hockey game. Exeter held a 2-1 lead at the end of the first period, pulled out 'in front 4-2 in the second, andthen wrapped, up the con- test by outscoring the visitors 3-1 in the third. Jimmy Russell, Bob Baynham, Terry Wade, Andy Sararas and Claude Duval shared in the scor- ing of single markers for the tribe while Playing Coach "Red". Loader pumped home a pair. Ex -Waterloo Siskin hockey stars, Don Heibein and Roger Crane each found the range once for the losers while 1Ie1 Reger sank the other. Tribe in command Although the two clubs were tied twice throughout the genie, Mohawks held a territorial edge in play. Only the superb goal- tending of Ron Kilbey kept the score reasonable. Exeter's "Bud" Dietrich also produced some superlative moves to hold the Kings at bay. "Red" Loader exploded the tribe's first counter at 5:08 of the initial period with Keith Stephens helping on the play. Don Heibein's unassisted goal tied the score momentarily but Jim Russell took the loose puck from' a faceoff to the right of the Elmira net and whistled a hot one past Ron Kilbey. It took Elmira only 20 seconds to get back in the game in the second period as Mel Reger caught Exeter's "Buddy" Diet- rich moving the wrong way and slide the puck in the short side. A ganging attack paid, off for the tribe's third goal with Loader doing the honours for his second of the night. At 15:36 of the same period, centre Bob Baynham finished off a smart 'three-way passing play with Terry Wade and Ken Doig when he picked the lower right hand corner of the net from 10 Net out. Terry Wade, cutting in sharply from his right wing position, shot the tribe into a 5-1 lead when he finished off a play with Bob Westenhoefer. Husky Andy Sararas almost deked Kilbey out of the rink for the Mohawk's sixth marker of. the game at 12:55 of the third. Claude Duval finalized the Exe- ter output at 14:55. Roger Crane sank a 30 -foot screen shot in the dying minutes for the Polar Kings' third goal. EXETER 7, et..MirsA 3 ELMIRA-Goal, Bilhey: defence, tilock,Schlitt; centre, McCarthy, wings, AI. Reger, 13. Reger; alter- nates, Beekor, ,Duench, :Hahn. :Bru- backer, Slfier,:„ Helhein, Crane. EXETER - Geal, :Dietrich; de- fence, Heideman, Stephens: centre, Mfg: wings, Sararas. Itusaell: .al- ternates, Baynha ni, Pincombe, 4•• • •••,';':•'•f. • . . , • rrer., 1 • • • STANLAKE BAGS PRIZE DEER -Bill Stanlake, of RR 1 Exeter, proudly displays the 300 -pound deer he shot While on a hunting trip in the Lakefield District. On the trip with the local sportsman were Pete Willard, of RR 1 Cen- tralia, and Bruce Eagleson of Grand Bend. The buck is believed to be the largest ever shot in the Lakefield area. Midgets win drop second Exeter Kinsmen Midgets start- ed their '59-'60 hockey campaign off on the right foot in Exeter Friday night when they downed Ailsa Craig 4-1 in a scheduled Shamrock Minor Hockey League game. Playing their first game of the season, Exeter lacked co-ordina- tion in their passing game but had the necessary polish around the net to pull the game out of the fire. Freddy Lamb triggered all four goals for the winners while Jim Richardson blinked the light for the losers. Richardson opened the scoring at 9:35 of the initial period. Less than four minutes later Lamb tied it up unassisted. Lamb's second unassisted goal of the game at 10:55 of the sec- ond period gave Exeter a lead they never relinquished. Ricky Wade, Weber, Westenhoefer, Gra- ven. Duval, Loader, First period 1 -Exeter, Loader (Stephens) 5:ns 2-131mira, Heibein 11:(13 1 -Exeter, Russell 18:35 Penalties - None. Second period 4 -Elmira, Mel Reiter '20 5 -Exeter, Loader (Duval, Heideman) 5:24 6 -.Exeter, Baynharrt (Wade, Doi g) 15:36 Penalties - Black (6 lbowln g) 12;32. Third , period 7 -Exeter, 11-acle (Westenhoefer) 7:16 8 -Exeter, Sararas (Doig) . 12:55 9 -Exeter, MIV8.1 (Heideman)14'55 10 -Elmira, Crane (Heibe(n) . 18:04 Penalties - Weatenhoefer (elbow- ing) 3:32; Si tler (highsticking) 13:13; McCarthy (holding puck): 11:09; Weber (roughing) 16:07, opener, to Lucan Boyle and Freddy Wells helped Lamb produce his third and fourth markers in the final per- iod. EXETER 4, AILSA CRAIG 1 AILSA GRAIL - Goal Dixon; de- fence, ShipWa y, Gibbs; centre, Barnes; wings, Water, Dodds' al .ternates, Kennedy, Shipway Slater, T. Morrissey, McLean, Neil, Rich- ardson, D. MorrIsseY. EXETER - Goal Howard: de- fence, Turvey, Heywood; centre, R. Boyle; wings, Wells, Lamb; al- ternittes, Schroeder. Try-; on, Sims, Cooper, Cushman, Wein, Becker. First period 1-.A1(silasaterC)raig, Richardson 133;4353 2 -Exeter, Fred Lamb Penal ties -None. 473c0o,nd period 3 -Exeter, Fred Lamh ,, 10:53 Penalties - D. Cooper (hooking) Third period 4 -Exeter, Fred Lamb . (R.. Boyle) • 5:50 5 -Exeter, 'Fred Lamb • (F. 'Wells) 11:40 Penalties - W. Sims (boarding) 3;25, SH girls' volleyball teami reaches WOSSA finals Coach Miss L. Seigner's senior, girls' volleyball team came to within an eyelash of winning the Sr. "B" WOSSA Volleyball cham- pionship at Thames Hall, Lon- don last Saturday. South Huron District, High Defeat St Marys for Perthex title Coach Miss L, Seigner's senior girls' volleyball team from SH - DHS downed St Marys in a slidden-death playoff in Mitchell Thursday afternoon to win the Senior Girls,' Perthex Conference Volleyball Trophy, south Huron District Higli Schoot swept two straight from the. St. Mary S representatives in a best -Of -three playoff. St. Marys fell 11-7 in the first game of the afternoon and were lead 13-8 in the second Contest. Ike Wens ,Was the main cog in 'the SOfith Huron serving de- Parttnetti as 12 of her bullet -like serVes accounted for hall of the Wintlet'S total points, Susan Canri was S'etortd high for the winners With Six. Other point-getter5 itt- 1uded Jane Horton; Dianne Run - tile lied Meaner toe with two ach 13enlide Steele thalked np six tiOltitS ror $t. Marys ht the Pest genie While Audrey, Kti14108 tog- isietec1 the' Other, Iti the Wend, XlieWlee With three, ,leyed 111e- heffy end Sheila itiNtd Mid Jean rerguseh with one School, winners of the Perthex Conference Trophy, downed Blen- heim and Aline College in their margin only to lose out to Gode- rich in the finals. The local high school belted Blenheim 15.0 and 13-9 in a best - of three elimination set and then trounced Alma College 15-3 and 14-5 to gain the finals, Goderich romped to a 15-5 de- cision 'in the first game and then managed to eke out a nip and tuck 12-10 verdict in the second,to wrap up the WOSSA i crown n two straight gatnes. SHDHS not disheartened "We should be stronger than ever next year," Said coach Miss L. Seigner. "Aft& winnine the Perthex title this year with our senior team,, we'll only lose two of them :for. emit year. With tonic accounted for the Wei's, Team 'insteps included SOUTH HURON -Ami Alexan- (kr, Judy Eld,Ciarot ttogarth, Jackie Beinthell, Barin Hodgson, Beth Goddard, Berhiee Geainet, Pat Ree, carols/h. Otte, Eleanor Bea, Kris Galen, IlZe Wefts, Dianne Rennie,Jane Horton and Susan Cann, St, MARYS-41161a Murphie, Jean Gentinage, Muriel Catheron, Kay Meath, Fre:lees Geese, Pat 131eckler, Mary J. Mattiti, tary iwan, JOyee Mahaffy, hen Pee- guseel, Shirley Doan, Audrey Ktiewles and trake Steele4 promising juniors coming along, I think we should be a real threat again for all the honours," South Huron. Volleyball teens actually batted two -for -three in seeking Perthex Conference titles this year. In fact, the only team that failed to caeture a trophy was the local girls' junior club, Both the senior girls and senior boys walked off with Perthex crowns Mid represented the leagtie at WOSSA in London. There wasn't a junior boys entry from the School. Members on the sCho61 teams incltieled; JUNIOR GIRLS- Ann Grayer, Noi'nia Get ger, Mary Shaw, Grace Eagleson, Minna Gulens, Cathy Hodgins, Betty Dixon, Ben - rile Doerr', Judy Tennant,Xathy Page, Pet Tinline, Bonnie Ho - earth, Carel Bessenberry, Mary Sem*, Janet Blair and Judy Wil - SENOR GIRLS -Eussii Cann, ,lane Hortbn, Dianne lize dukes, Kris Galens, Eleanor Roe, Carolyn Oke, Pat Rowe, Judy Elder and Anil Alexander. Score e Edith Stott; Timer Peggy MeLatighliti, SENIOR BOYS kegs Vein, Atissell, Brian: Andy, "Bob Skinner, Allah 13ttethe, Dale Ter. vey, Ralph rinkbeiner, Pred Sanders, Felix toogetlietig, M1tk10,, Stan Desjardthe tied Da - yid Noakes, Midgets triumph Lucan midgets scored a 7-3 victory over Exeter midgets in a scheduled Shamrock Minor Hockey League game in Lucan Monday night. Exeter now has a 1-1 won, lass record for the season, Hugh Conlin paced the win- ners with three goals and one assist Bill O'Neil was a two - Please turn to page 7 44 Exeter Mohawks and :Mitchell CAMP,. 'Rolgritseh, grue Sewer, goo, Poireage, Doig, Charlie 'Westman, Gordon, Wall, Alvin weber; Doug smith, Harold Lingard, Jack merriamt Gerry MacMillan, George :Coy. ette4 Gord Walters, :Keith Ache. son, Tom :S'awyEr, Laverne Wal' lace, Rill Murphy, BM Powell and coach IWY"Moe" ger, Red Devils have drawn first blood in the '0-'60 WOAA Jnter- mediate Group 1 Hockey League as far as victories are concern, ed. Tina Bed Myna downed Liman. Ilderton Combines o -s Tuesday night in Mitchell as they out- scored, outhestled and .outbenip- ed the visitors most of the way. Mohawks,. on the other hand, had a fairly easy time of it in. Forest on Monday, as they .skated to a 54 triumph for their initial. victory of the year. Will square off Friday The two winners will square off in the Mohawk wigwam this Friday night. Coach Elwyn "Moe" Morrie, Who once starred with Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League, will bring his battling band of Red Devils into Exeter for an 8:30 game which could prove to be one of the best of the season. Meanwhile, Forest Laicesides will endeavour to break into the win column when they take on Lucan-Ilderton Combines in Lu- ean the same night. Philipsburg Chevs open their league action Monday night in Forest while on Tuesday, Zurich Flyers will tackle Mitchell right in Mitchell. The WOAA Group 1 is shaping up to be one of the best ever and should, provide the fans throughout the circuit with crowd - pleasing hockey all winter. Culbs raring to go Exeter, Mitchell, Philipsburg, Lucan-Ilderton, Zurich and For- est will form the WOAA's num- ber one grouping once again this season. Exeter has filed an intermedi- ate "A" entry while Mitchell, Lucan-Ilclerton and Forest have declared themselves as "B". Zurich will be "C" while Philips- burg intermediate "B" or home- brew "C". Three rosters of the out of town clubs include: Zurich -Bill Jermyn, Ken Lee, Bob Garen, Murray Colquhouna George Suplat, Jim Bedard, Doug and Don O'Brien, John Hartley, Murray Baker, Bob Mc- Kinley, Pat O'Brien, Mait Ed- gar, Dan Trushinski, Don Gascho and Playing Coach Don Hesse. Forest- Ken Slaunwhite, Ted Sumers, Bob Dunlop, Don Arm- strong, Art Norland, Jim Bloom- field, Bob Martin, Marvin Mc Gregor, Angus Kelly, Tussy Dun- ham, Glen Forbes, Butch Arm- strong, Pete Bentley, Eric Had- don, Ron Shepley, Roy Johnson and Palying Coach Stan Ulrich, Mitchell - Ernie Little, Bruce Ohessel, Murray Butcher, Bob Devils whip L -I Combines Jack "Sugar" MerrithiL who toiled last season for Clinton Colts, cut loose with three goals in Mitchell Tuesday night to guide the Red Devils to a convincing, 9-5 victory over Lucan-Ilderterr Combines in the first WQAA sche- duled game of the season for the two clubs. Harold Lingard a n d Alvin "Fink" Weber rammed home two markers each for the win- ners while single 'tallies came off the sticks of Charlie West, - wan and Gord Wall. Centre Tom Collings was the big gun for the lasers with three goals, Playing Coach Harry Wraith and Stu O'Neil potted the Creommabiinniens.gtwo counters for the The clubs were tied 2-2 at the end of the first period but Mit- chell pulled out in front 5.2 by the end of the second, The win- ners outscored the visitors 4-3 in the final stanza for their initial victory of the season. MITCHELL 9, 1,1 COMBINES 5 L.I COMBINES: r;oa) Barnes; de. fence, Lukash, Yell; (-entre. r111- lings; wings, S. n'Neti, MoNairi alternates, Wrsitii, Storey, Fletcher, Gauthier, Findley, MITCHELL - Goal, Little; de- fence, Butcher, riaron: centre, We- ber; wings, McMillan, Smith; alter- nates, Westman. Coveney, wall, Merriam, Lingard, fritsch, DnImatre. Walters, Mc'. 15 Naught (sub goal), First period 1 -Combines, S. O'Neil (McNair, Collings) :117 2 -Mitchell, 'Alward (Doig, Weber) 3 -Combines, Collings (O'Neil, Findley) 4 -Mitchell, Merriam 5:27 pLaDoitigie,s_Lili,gianrddieiy finterter,103 n3c:e) 4:25; Yelle (charging) 4:42; West - man (freezing puck) 5:54: Smith (holding) S:14: Doig (Inter(erence) 12:42; Rohfritsch (elbowing) 18:56. Second period 5-Micnoteigh611A.Ierr,rizadrtr) 6-Mitchell. .Merriarn 5:04 (Lingard) . 1 . 1(1;11 7 -Mitchell, Weber (Smith) . 17:50 Penalties-Garon (charging) 6:12; Butcher (elbowing) 10:50; Collings (kneeing) 11:31. - Please turn to page 7 *Hume Rubber Footw'ar FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY from the smallest child to the largest man. "Keep your feet dry, your head cool and you'll live long and die happy." 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