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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-04-06, Page 61 page 6 Ths Thros•Advscsts, April 6, 1961 CXI!;aarkr;Mr=a4n;Taatit=at=M,:..: COTTON'S COMMENTS. By BILL BATTEN, Sports Editor - LONG TIME, NO SEE! We don't know whether we have too many avid readers among the ladies in the district, but if we have, we hope by the time they read this, they will have learned the identity of all the strangers in their home. The fellow sitting on the chesterfield watch- ing the TV or reading the newspaper is probably their husband who they took for better or for --worse, but unfortunately didn't hear the minister Mention anything about curling. We can only imagine that there must be a few of them who think that the amount of time a man is allowed to spend at the curling rink should be written into the wedding vows so the good ladies will, have at least legal grounds for keeping their better half at home. However, now that the ice machine has been turned off at the arena and the surface only suit- able for roller skating or dancing, perhaps things will return to normal around the area. It may even be possible to walk into one of the stores around 10Wn and find a few clerks on hand, rather than cavorting at the curling rink, It will probably be possible for service.clubs, church groups and other social events to be carried on successfully without having to juggle their sched- ules to avoid conflicting ties at the rink. However, it has been a very successful year at the curling rink and if the enthusiasm remains RS high during the coming years, there is little doubt but what the "roaring game" is here to stay. Although we sound only critical of the men spending their time away from their homes, the • ladies can't go scott-free, and we hope that at least by this time next month most of the children around town will have come to realize that the lady in the kitchen is their mother. This will prob- ably shock several of them, especially after they have become so attached to the baby sitter who has spent several afternoons and evenings with •them. However, there is no doubt in our mind that when the spring cleaning has been completed in most of the homes in Exeter, but they will be among the cleanest in Canada, what with all the experience picked up on the use of a broom this past winter. THAT HAPPENS TO BE YOUR SONI Now that we have started introducing every- one to the strangers in their homes, we should con- tinue by letting you know that the fellow enjoying a leisurely meal with you is probably your son. It will probably be a short duration before a few mothers become accustomed to the idea of having junior home for meals and not having to race up to the arena, but the transformation should be made in a few weeks. (At least until the ball season opens.) Although none of the area pucksters man- aged to bring any Ontario honors this way, it was still a very successful season with Zurich copping the WOAA juvenile title; Hensall pee wees topping the Shamrock loop; Exeter bantams and juniors takiit the honors in the same league. Although we haven't heard any word about the fate of intermediate hockey in the area, there certainly is evidence that the Shamrock junior league should be popular come next season. The second largest crowd of the season, 365 fans, sat in on the final in Exeter, Friday, and were treated to one of the best showings put forth by the local Hawks. The kids came up with a real team effort and were deserving champs. We don't know what will happen in Exeter in regards to this club, but we think it would be a good idea for the formation of some type of execu- tive to look after this team next year. The kids will be entered in a league with at least eight other clubs from Clinton to Ingersoll and the or- ganization should be put on a high level to ensure that this brand of hockey will continue to get support in Exeter. We certainly think a tip of the chapeau is in order for coach Boom Boom Gravett and man- ager Derry Boyle and all the members of the Hawks who *irked hard to bring the Shamrock honors to Exeter. We would also like to thank them for staying around for 20 minutes following their game, Wednesday, so we could take their picture. In fact, they were so co-operative I think I'll take along some film next time. (Serry, fellows.) The Hawks and the local bantams, who also copped the Shainrock honors, Friday, received their just rewards thanks to the Armstrongs and Boom Boom, Following the game, Mrs. Armstrong served the two teams a scrumptuous turkey dinner. The fowl was provided by Boom, who won it with his bowling prowess at the local lanes. We understand the fellows had a real enjoyable evening and they are certainly indebted to the Armstrongs and their coach. BATT'N AROUND -- Although the Zurich juveniles were ousted in the semi-final of the On- tario juvenile "D" playoff, they can take consola- tion in the fact that Plattsville, the team they lost to, easily won the honors. The Plattsville crew, who sidelined Zurich in the final game of their series and only outscored them by one goal in the three games, ousted Coldwater in three straight, With wide margins in all games. This certainly makes one wonder if the OMHA are taking the right steps when they present trophies to the runner-up teams in the Various eategories. It is safe to say that Znrieh was certainly a better team than Coldwater, but the northern town gets a trophy to show that they made the finals . . . The old cry "play ball" will echo around the major ball centres on Tuesday, as the Aineriean league opens the 1961 8088011, With a full agenda of hockey over the past weeks, we haven't been fol. lowing the pre -season training too closely, but it looks like another good year of ball coming up. When we get tithe to sit down and pick our choices • Well let you know and we also hope that ball fans it the area. will Btart, Submitting their predictions so we won't have to go out on a limb all by our. selves . . The Goderieh pee wee tournament is in full swing and the finals will be played this Week- end. Local fans will eertainly find it worth the time and effort, to travel up to the Lakeshore town and wateh the kids in action, Homan will be feaw turd in the ¥ib" Senii-final, Saturday, arid the Exeter entry start On their finest for `C" liners this Thursday . Anybody who likes to bet ori • • " • • • 77"'"'"":" ore 365 f Sfr c.ir in fin •• SHAMROCK WINNERS—The Exeter Hawks copped the Shamrock junior trophy Friday, scoring a 9-1 win over Strathroy to cop the best -of -seven final in four straight. Over 360 fans, the second largest hockey crowd in Exeter arena this year, watched the Hawks come through with their best display of the season. The team members are: back row, left to right, Derry Boyle, a\ , manager; Frank Boyle, Lloyd Moore, Murray Bell, Jack Chipchase, Bob Armstrong, Dale Turvey, Bill Heywood, Jack Stephan, Boom Boom Gravett, coach; front row, Gerald McBride, Whitey Illingworth, Bob Jones, .Jim Russell, Ted Sanders, Jim MacDonald, Cy Blommaert, Mervyn Taylor, trainer and sub -goalie, is sitting in front of the players. —Photo by Jack Doerr Legion crew compete in Georgetown Exeter a tams trounce Delhi, post six -goal margin in sewn .rr Exeter bantams took a big step towards gaining a semi-' final berth in the bantam tournament in Georgetown, Wednesday morning, skating to a 6-0 win over Meadowvale in the first game of a two - game, goals to count, Unless Meadowvale come back in the second game with a complete reversal of form, the locals will be pitted against either Port Dover, Lambeth, Strathroy or Camp Borden in the semi-final on Friday at 8:00 a.m. The second game will be played at 2:15. A win in this series would give the Legion crew a berth in the final to be played Sat- urday at 10:30. Tougher match After having their own way in the first event against..Delhi, the locals had to go all out to stop the Meadowvale crew in the first game of the series. The Toronto area team were much bigger than the Exeter six, but the locals came through with a strong defensive game to post their win. Callum McPhee, a diminu- tive netminder, stopped all the scoring attempts by the Mead- owvale crew • and had plenty of help from his defensive crew. However, the little net - minder had to make several key saves to post his shutout. John Lock was the scoring star of the game, blinking the light three times to post the hat -trick. Bob Burns triggered a pair of goals and !Mike Cush- man dumped a single into the Meadowvale net. Lock started the locals off on the right foot when he team- ed up with Jack Glover in the first period to give Exeter a 1-0 lead. In the second period, Burns moved Exeter into a 2-0 lead when he finished off a play with Gary Parson,s, AS the two skated in past two Meadow - vale defenders and Burns made no mistakes as he picked the open corner. The Legion crew came with a concerted attack in the final 20 minutes and banged in four tallies to give them- selves a six -goal margin in the first game. Lock started it off in the final on a play with Doug Parker and then Bob Burns and Mike Cushman set each other up for a pair of quickies and Lock finished it off on a neat passing play with Brian Fortune, Delhi trounced The local bantams had little difficulty in sidelining Delhi in the opening series in the play- off, scoring a 17-4 win in the first game and corning back with a 14-1 trouncing in the second to win the series 31-5. The Delhi crew were no match for the locals and the Delhi goalie and the score keeper were the busiest men in the rink, as Exeter hemmed their opponents into their end throughout most of the con- test. In the first game, Mike Cush- man and Bob Burns provided the majority of the scoring power, dumping four goals each Playing before 205 fans in Four of the Strathroy sciami the Exeter arena, Friday, the! were eieeted from the gamy Exeter junior Hawks whipped I in the final !period for their iii,, Strathroy .9-1 to cop the Sham -I sportsmanlike conduct. lin penalty •of the series r best-of-Seim:II for li.Li rock trophy in four straight pHaoruts tionn dare,rwighhti,s second ma'c'i games in thei final, Illingworth POMPed in two goals in the first minute • of play and Ted Sanders al- T— two sparked the Weals to their; 11117h net wtir'n° • lowo his only goal in the final i into the Delhi nets, Gary Par- eight -goal splurge in the final sons picked up a hat -trick, 20' minutes. while John Lock and Larry Callum McPhee and Neil Ha- Stires contributed • pair. 'ninon shared the goal tending duties, with McPhee playing the first two periods in both games and Hamilton coming on in the final. Larry Willert and Jim Gars- cadden added one each in the winning cause. The locals evened their scor- ing in the game, picking up six in the first, six more in the second and finishing off with five in the final 20 minutes. Delhi scored all four of their goals in the last period, with Edon picking up a pair and Hill and Boughner adding sin- gles. Burns hot in second Bob Burns was still flying in the! second game of the two- gamehigh when the locals faced off series with Delhi. He picked up three goals to pace the squad to a decisive 14-1 win. Mike Cushman, Al Thompson and John Lock added to their totals with two goals each, while Stires, Larry' Willert, Gary Parsons, Larry Brintriell and Jack Glover popped in singles. The Legion crew scored three in, each of the first two stan- zas and finished off with an Irish squad Oakridge Acres m i d g et s claimed the Shamrock chain- pionship in Lucan, Thursday, stopping the Lucan entry 5-3 to win the best -of -three final in two straight, The London entry won the opener 5-2. Paul Corn e y a paced the champs with three goals. Brian Hammond and Bob Burns trig- gered the other Oakridge mark ers. Bruce Screaton, Gary Rev- ington and Brian Parkinson were the marksmen for the Irish squad. The Lucan squad topped the standings in the regular sea- son, losing only two of their encounters. H o w e v e r, they couldn't come up with a wit- nigimmrsommemmin.:immmommigmagazzautsomiLmo ping combination against " the hustling Oakridge entry. RECREATION 13y ALVIN WILLERT U.::ai:V=ErAUZZIMEMONOZ=SUNEWISZOrabif..MBIMIAMFOraa Hawks win p'wees title, Phantoms top bantam six The final in the Pee Wee House League was a hard fought series with the Black Hawks defeating the Maple Leafs to emerge house league champions up in the first game the Maple Zurich cops honors, oust Lambeth in final Zurich juveniles scored a 9-4 win over Lambeth in Lu - can, Monday, le cop the Sham- rock league title in two straight in their best-okhree • series. Earl Wagner and Wayne Wil - lea paced the onslaught/ scor- ing three, goals each in the one-sid,ed tilt, Gerard Overholt, John Masse and Brib Johnston collected the other three goals. It was the second straight hat - trick for Willert, For Lambeth it was Hugh Brooks, Ted ,Minhinnick, Jim Walker- and Bill Evans getting the tallies, During the regular seasOn, Don O'Brien's Zurich entry toP- ped the list, edging Lambeth by only a few points in the staadings. Members of the !learn are: Dennis Arnather, John Masse, Larry Bedard, Bob Johnston, Wayne Willed, Gerard Overhelt, Don 3ohnston, Earl Wag- ner, Paul Weide, Ron Klopp, !Ron Dieckert, Bill Wagner and Tony Bedard, I Willed. bags trio in initial victory ?'aced by' the three -goal ef- fortWayne Willert,the Zur- ich juveniles scored a decisive 10-4 win over Lambeth in Exe- ter, Thursday, to take a one gable lead in their best -Of -three Shamrock final. John Masse, e stalwart on the Zurich defense, contributed two goals in the winning cause, While Paul Weide, Bob Johnston, Larry Bedard, tart "cuss" Wagner and Don Johns. ten !bagged the others. The only Lambeth players Ili heat Dennis Amather in the Leafs defeated the liawkS' 3-1. Goal scorers for the Leafs were Ron Durand, John Load- er and Mark Hinton. For the Hawks Fred Morris scored the lone goal. In the second game the table was turned as the Black Hawks defeated the Leafs 3-0 to win the round 4 goals to 3. Cap- tain Bob Grayer, Brian Mc- Arthur and Fred Lorena each scored a goal to defeat the Maple Leafs and win the c hianmfhioenfsihniapi 's for the Bantam House • League championship the P'hantoms defeated the Wings 7-4 in the two games, gee's to count. •In the first game, which the Phantoms, won 3.2, Gary Overholt Scored' Bill Allen for the Phantoms. two goals with a single by The Wing scorers were Gary Parsons and Feter DeVries, In the second game the Phantoms defeated the Wings 4-2. Goal !scorers for the Phan - t were Rick McDonald, two, Allan Harvey and Bill Allen one each. For the Wings, Peter DeVries and Gary Par- sons each scored one, DoSnq'utafroerggatncing at the arena Friday, April 7 from 8-9.30, Teen Time dente at the arena Friday, April 28 With Dick Mc- Farlane. Zurich nets were Ron Arm- strong, Hugh Brook s, ,fim Walker and 'red Menhinnick, the underdog and happened to have a few notes to wager on the Stanley Cup semifinals ig probably blue in the face froni laughing so hard 28 Detroit and Chicago got Set f faceoff in the final. We had qualms about picking Detroit and probably would have been laughed right out of teiwri had we suggested that the third and fourth teams would diid up going for the big IlibllbSte However, we think it will be a big bdoSt for hockey, and although it's pretty well a toss-up betweoti the clubs we'li stick with bur favorites from 1)64 troll, as tang as Gordie I-16We and Terry Sawchtick don't fall down and break a leg, 4igettledfty X hope marry' Et Zan. sia kind and wonderful n 3001!, pad, After 411; look aren't too iinpartants minute of the game, as the • decisive victory. Sanders was the big differ - once in the performance, as he blocked shot after shot, with the Rockets going all out to lengthen the series, The The Exeter junior 11a7ts seoreSdtraatlilreagyitnt,s iSiveleTe4willn.Q7,r the e Exeter arena, Friday, to tah, a commanding •three-garrie lead eight-gOal differepee was not indicin their hest-of-aeven Sham- ative et the play, as the • rock finals, visitors matched strides with the Hawks throughout most Of the contest. However, it wasn't until Bev Mackey, a recruit from the Dixie Flashers in the Metro Junior "B" ranks, picked up a loose puck and raced in all alone to beat Sanders at the 19:35 mark, that the agile net - minder failed to stop all that the Rockets threw his way, Illingworth was the offensive star for the champs, scoring four times against Len Brown in the Strathroy nets. Jim Mc- Donald contributed two tallies to the winning cause, while Lloyd Moore, Jim Russell and Cy Blommaert hit for singles, Illingworth wasted little time in showing the fans that he was going to come up with one of his frequent high scoring nights. The speedy centre took the opening faceoff, deked by two Strathroy defenders and blasted a shot past Brown !after only 10 seconds of play in the ga m e. The Strathroy squad still hadn't reorganized. when the white haired flash dumped in his second goal at the 1:00 mark, Both goals were unas- sisted, end were the only ones 'scored in the free -wheeling first stanza. effort turn the Cy Blom m a e rt ddpiicated Illingworth's solo effort at the 2:28 mark of the second, and the second line of McDonald, Armstrong and Turvey teamed up two minutes later with Mc- Donald triggering the locals into a 4-0 lead. Illingworth came back with two more quickies, less than ,a minute apart before the mid- way mark, to shoot the Hawks into a commanding 6-0 lead at the end of the second. His first goal was unassisted as he picked up a loose puck on a power -play and Cy Blommaert set him up on the second. Jim 'McDonald, who played a standout game for the Hawks took his turn on the solo ef- forts at the 9:50 mark of the final. frame and then Jim Rus- sell took a pass from Frank Boyle 15 seconds later to give the locals an eight -goal bulge. The Hawks capped their scoring at the 15:07 mark with Lloyd Moore blinking the light on a play with Blommaert. Rockets rough again The 365 fans had plenty of excltement mixed with the top notch display put up by the squads, as two fights broke out in the game, besides sev- eral minor skirmishes the refs managed to control before they got out of hand. Witnessed by 135 fans, the game was wide-onen style off action that kept the fP-s enthused throughout. For second time in a row, Cr Rockets managed to stick wil'i the locals for the first half el.' LsitircidegsamvierithbtBitoocnolulBdtolmC inairlilii- vett's three lines hi the fical session. Leading 6-4 going into the final stanza, the Hawks mo- ped in four unanswered tallies to record the win, The Strath- roy six fought valiantly, hut Ted Sanders came up with several key saves to thwart their attempts. Whitey Illingworth and Dale Turvey provided most of the scoring punch for the Hawks, triggering three goals each. Single tallies were picked un by Bob Jones, Jini Russell. Bob Armstrong and Frank Boyle, Tom Bourne was the scoring leader for the visitors, picking' un two goals, Bill Currie and Reg Houston scored the others. In the first half of the gam" ' the Hawks managed to stay in the lead, but every time they scored, the Rockets came hack in the next minute to nullify to page 7 apie Leaf C nadien Fans! 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